Agentic AI Implications for Enterprise IaaS Network Services Strategies

This IDC Perspective highlights how Agentic AI is transforming enterprise networking and shifting the role of the network from simple data transport to an intelligent, policy-driven fabric. As AI agents drive dynamic, distributed workflows, enterprises are consolidating around IaaS network services by cloud service providers for high-performance connectivity, efficient application networking, and integrated security and governance. Success in agentic AI deployments depends on programmatic networking architectures, agent-aware functionalities, and strategic partnerships with providers offering specialized AI networking expertise and production-ready solutions."Networking is foundational to agentic AI. Its pervasive presence across AI agent interactions positions it as an important enabler of end-to-end connectivity, security, and governance," says Taranvir Singh, research manager, Cloud Networking Services, IDC. "For AI agents to operate at production scale, the network must function as an intelligent policy fabric, not just an underlying transport layer."