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Five Enterprise Networking Shifts That Will Redefine Enterprise IT in 2026
Damovo predicts enterprise networking in 2026 will evolve rapidly as organisations adopt smarter, more autonomous, and outcome-focused infrastructures. AI-driven networks will go beyond basic automation to actively orchestrate performance and policy in real time. Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 will complement private 5G in hybrid wireless fabrics, with multi-access edge platforms unifying control and security. Connectivity and security will increasingly be delivered as cloud-managed, subscription-based SASE/SSE and Network-as-a-Service offerings, replacing traditional SD-WAN. Rather than cloud-only designs, “neo-cloud” architectures blending cloud, on-premises, and edge compute will emerge for sovereignty, performance, and cost control. Finally, sustainability, observability, and compliance metrics—
