News Summary

• AI has firmly moved beyond experimentation in enterprise IT.
• In 2026, it is embedded in day-to-day operations, including the network.
• 90% of organizations report ROI from AI in networking, with 63% realizing value within a quarter.
• 87% are already using AI across at least a quarter of their network operations.
• While 89% of leaders would trust AI agents to take specific, narrow network actions without human oversight, only 10% would allow fully autonomous decision-making.
• Guided autonomy lets organizations leverage AI’s speed and scalability without sacrificing oversight.