Report
2025 Gartner® Report: 6 Principles of Successful Network Segmentation
Sharpen your strategy, eliminate complexity, and segment smarter — right from the start.
Most network segmentation projects don’t fail because of bad intentions — they fail because the goals are unrealistic, the scope is too broad, or teams let tools dictate design.
In this new Gartner report, analysts break down why these projects stall and offer 6 practical principles to help SRM leaders build a segmentation strategy that actually works.
Download the report to explore:
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The 6 core principles behind successful segmentation
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Why trying to do too much too fast leads to failure
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How to design flexible, scalable zoning strategies
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Where automation helps — and where AI falls short
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Ways to unify policy enforcement across multicloud and hybrid infrastructure
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Gartner, 6 Principles of Successful Network Segmentation, By Adam Hils, Andrew Lerner, 10 June 2025
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