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# Networking Vendors Shift From Dashboards to Integrated Platforms
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/networking-vendors-shift-from-dashboards-to-integrated-platforms/
- Published: 2026-05-27T16:12:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-27T16:12:54.000Z
- Description: Enterprise networking companies are moving beyond monitoring tools to build end-to-end platforms that automate operations and integrate with broader IT stacks. Customers want to reduce tool sprawl and operational overhead.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, infrastructure, networking platforms, vendor strategy

Source: [Featured Blogs - Forrester](https://www.forrester.com/blogs/networking-vendors-are-finally-starting-to-build-platforms-not-just-dashboards/?ref=adjacent.media)

Enterprise networking companies are moving beyond monitoring tools to build end-to-end platforms that automate operations and integrate with broader IT stacks. Customers want to reduce tool sprawl and operational overhead. This collapses the vendor landscape—traditional point-solution players either expand upmarket or lose relevance, while platform vendors like Cisco and Juniper gain leverage to own more of the IT budget. Customers also care more about native orchestration and workflow automation than dashboards that summarize data.