AI is transforming both business and digital infrastructures in every enterprise organization. While innovation is accelerating, complexity is increasing. At ENGAGE 26, your peers and NETSCOUT experts will share how AI-ready data will usher in the next phase of observability and intelligent operations.

ENGAGE 26 is being held at the Renaissance Dallas Addison from October 6 to 8, 2026, and will include keynotes, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, demos, and network experiences that will help organizations advance their observability, AI, cybersecurity, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection projects. For enterprises, the agenda offers an exceptional opportunity to discover how NETSCOUT can help your team optimize network operations, improve customer digital experience, and strengthen operational resiliency.

The enterprise track opens with “Building Predictive and Autonomous Operations for Enterprises,” where NETSCOUT Associate Vice President of Product Management Dr. Phil Gray will share how NETSCOUT nGenius solutions for observability and AI-ready Smart Data address real-world operational challenges, informed by customer experiences, feedback, and lessons learned. You will gain guidance that can be used in your organizations for planning, prioritizing use cases, and building intelligent, streamlined enterprise operations.

“Utilizing AI-Ready Smart Data to Drive Enterprise Network Operations,” delivered by NETSCOUT Chief Technology Officer Bruce Kelley, will show how enterprise IT organizations are moving beyond reactive troubleshooting toward predictive operations. This session will highlight strategic ways to optimize Smart Data exports to analytics platforms by leveraging a variety of methods, such as Kafka and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

“Delivering AI-Ready Network Intelligence with MCP-Enabled Omnis Sensor and Omnis Streamer,” delivered by NETSCOUT Vice President Andy Burghes, will focus on common scenarios facing customers today and show how MCP-enabled NETSCOUT Omnis Sensor and Omnis Streamer put Smart Data to work across practical workflows and use cases for more efficient network operations.

In the “Modernizing Observability with nGenius Copilot for Enterprise” session, you will learn more about how access to nGeniusONE insights is being extended across the wider IT team with NETSCOUT’s AI assistant to help broader operations teams find answers faster.

NETSCOUT is offering two engaging panel discussions with peers in IT organizations who will share real-world strategies and recommendations to help navigate your AI initiatives.

The first panel conversation, “Using AI-Ready Data to Power the Autonomous Enterprise Panel Discussion” will include experienced IT professionals who will highlight actionable ideas that are strengthening performance, resilience, and security, illustrated with real-world experiences and practical use cases.

In “Succeeding on the AI Journey: Next Steps and How to Make It Achievable Panel Discussion,” the panelists will share actionable steps to take over the next 90 to 180 days to build sustainable AI success.

IT organizations are always engaged in a transformation project somewhere in the environment, whether it is an infrastructure change, cloud migration, SaaS adoption, or new AI initiative. One constant is true: High-quality business outcomes depend on trusted, complete, and actionable solutions based on AI-ready data. ENGAGE 26 offers practical guidance grounded in a legacy of technology innovation and real-world enterprise experience.

If you are ready to take action to move from proactive to predictive operations in your organization, ENGAGE 26 is the place to see how AI-ready Smart Data can help make that a reality. Join NETSCOUT and your enterprise peers in Addison, Texas, to learn, connect, and build a smarter path forward for network operations.