This IDC study provides our analysis of the top 10 trends impacting the enterprise network market for 2008. The $37 billion enterprise network marketplace is full of fierce competitors, while the growing business value of the network is driving IT suppliers to take a serious look at the network.

"The network is in a renaissance driven by voice and video, client device growth, business dependence on the network, intelligent networks winning over dumb pipes, and an evolving service-oriented IT architecture," according to Abner Germanow, director, Enterprise Networks.