DDI Directions 2026: Preparing Core Network Services for an Agentic, Multi-Cloud World

DDI technology (DNS, DHCP and IP address management) serves as the control plane for the world’s networks. Theoretically, DDI technology helps network engineering teams manage IP address space and domain names, two foundational addressing technologies that enable communications across the internet and all private networks. DDI solutions should help network teams scale out, automate, and secure management of these core network services. Unfortunately, only 35% of enterprise IT organizations believe that they are completely successful with their DDI technology. 

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) believes that enterprises must improve their approach to DDI if they are to succeed in a world where networks are becoming more complex, more multi-cloud, and AI-driven. Thus, EMA has published new market research, “DDI Directions 2026,” based on a survey of 300 IT decision-makers. This in-depth study offers essential guidance to enterprises on how best to implement, manage, secure, and integrate DDI solutions.

Join EMA Vice President of Research Shamus McGillicuddy for a free webinar that will present key findings from this report, including:

Why only 28% of enterprises believe their DNS infrastructure is completely secure, and what you should do about it

Why high-quality APIs are an essential DDI capability, and what you should do with them

How you can ensure that DDI infrastructure and operations are consistent and reliable across hybrid, multi-cloud networks

What role DDI solutions play in establishing a network source of truth for mature network automatio