Gartner® Market Guide for Network Security Microsegmentation

Leading enterprises are leveraging microsegmentation to secure workloads, enforce zero-trust policies, and reduce attack surfaces across hybrid environments.

Valuable insights from the Gartner® report include:

  • According to Gartner, by 2027, 25% of enterprises working toward zero-trust architecture will use more than one deployment form of microsegmentation, which is up from less than 5% in 2025.
  • Includes recommendations for building an architecture and choosing the right deployment model.
  • How Akamai is recognized among other vendors, with key considerations for choosing a solution.

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Gartner, Market Guide for Network Security Microsegmentation, 6 May 2025, Adam Hils et al.

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