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IDC Survey Spotlight: Which ADC Capabilities Will Matter Most as AI Workloads Scale?

AI workloads are reshaping application delivery requirements. As organizations deploy AI applications and AI-powered services across hybrid and multicloud environments, ADCs must evolve beyond traditional traffic management to support AI data delivery and secure AI interactions across distributed infrastructure.

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines which ADC capabilities will have the greatest influence on enterprise purchasing decisions as AI workloads scale. Based on IDC's Enterprise Infrastructure Pulse Survey, AI-related capabilities such as AI data delivery functionality, agent-to-agent and AI-to-AI functionality, AI firewalls and gateways, and cloud instance support now rank among the most important criteria for vendor selection.

Download the IDC Spotlight to learn how enterprise ADC requirements are evolving to support the next generation of AI applications and services.

Read the IDC Spotlight to learn more about:

AI data delivery

Learn why AI data delivery functionality emerged as the most influential ADC capability for enterprises preparing to scale AI workloads.

Security for AI applications

Explore how capabilities such as AI firewalls, AI gateways, and agent-to-agent communications are reshaping ADC requirements.

Hybrid and mutlicloud scale

Discover why cloud-ready deployments and flexible infrastructure architectures are critical for supporting AI workloads at scale.

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