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.