Gartner® Report: 2026 Strategic Roadmap for Enterprise Networking


Enterprise networking is evolving to support AI-driven workloads, requiring a shift from manual operations to more automated, software-driven, and adaptive environments. Organizations must modernize networks incrementally by aligning teams, investing in AI-ready infrastructure, and adopting unified operating models that integrate networking, security, and cloud.

We believe this Gartner® report covers how:

  • AI-driven and autonomous network operations will reduce reliance on manual management.
  • Convergence across networking, security, and cloud teams is essential for consistent performance and security.
  • Modern infrastructure investments, including edge compute and software-defined networking, support distributed AI workloads through a phased approach that balances innovation with cost control and operational stability.  

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Gartner 2026 Strategic Roadmap for Enterprise Networking, 17 October 2025, By Karen Brown Et Al. Gartner is a trademark of Gartner, Inc., and/or its affiliates.