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Network Automation Demonstrates Value Despite Mixed Adoption
NetDevOps Is Steadily Moving Toward Deeper Maturity
AI Technology Is Now Mainstream for Network Automation and NetDevOps
Network Automation and NetDevOps Are Team Sports as Collaboration Shines
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Research Methodology
Respondent Demographics
Research Report: The Return of NetDevOps: Inside the Convergence of AI, Networking, and Automation
Research Report
Jan 23, 2026
by
Jim Frey, Emily Marsh
As IT infrastructure continuously evolves to embrace cloud and cloud-native architectures alongside the looming wave of AI technologies, the velocity of change at the application layer is accelerating. Networking is the last infrastructure domain to achieve seamless automation, creating barriers to success. NetDevOps, a concept that is over a decade old, emerged as a methodology for blending networking, development, and IT operations via a combination of automation, collaboration, and integration. NetDevOps promises streamlined workflows, more predictable change processes, better scalability, and reduced operational (and security) risks. The challenge is both accentuated and mitigated by the rise of AI technologies, but such evolution is still not always easy or streamlined, particularly for organizations that have a well-established culture.
To gain further insight into these trends, Omdia surveyed 400 networking professionals at organizations with 100 or more employees in North America (U.S. and Canada) involved with or responsible for building and managing networking solutions within their organization to gauge their levels of awareness and engagement of NetDevOps and network automation products and processes.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Report Conclusions
Introduction
Research Objectives
Research Findings
Network Automation Demonstrates Value Despite Mixed Adoption
NetDevOps Is Steadily Moving Toward Deeper Maturity
AI Technology Is Now Mainstream for Network Automation and NetDevOps
Network Automation and NetDevOps Are Team Sports as Collaboration Shines
