Network Management Megatrends 2026: Automation, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Networks, and AI Transformation

Enterprise Management Associates’ (EMA) Network Management Megatrends research has been benchmarking enterprise network operations strategies for 18 years. It is the definitive examination of how IT organizations manage their networks while adapting to major industry disruptions such as cloud transformation and AI. 

This year’s Megatrends report, based on a survey of 352 IT professionals, revealed only 31% of enterprises are completely successful with their network operations strategy. Network teams are struggling to prevent network outages, overwhelmed by alert noise, and struggling with tool sprawl. 

Join EMA Vice President of Research Shamus McGillicuddy for a webinar that will highlight the following findings from the 2026 Network Management Megatrends research:

The ways that network operations teams are trying to improve their network observability toolsets

Emerging approaches to automating more of day-to-day operations

The current state of managing hybrid, multi-cloud networks

How IT organizations are retooling network observability to manage AI workloads and traffic on their networks