The AI readiness gap: Why networks matter more than ever

This whitepaper-style article argues that enterprise networks are the critical bottleneck for moving AI from pilots to production, explaining how AI training and inference create high-bandwidth, low-latency, and east–west traffic demands. It recommends AI-ready network principles—native intelligence and observability, elasticity and scalability, and embedded security in routing—to ensure performance, cost control, and compliance as AI workloads scale.