This report examines how generative AI (GenAI) and continued cloud adoption are transforming data center networking in 2025. The report provides a hype-free and balanced examination of AI's role in the networking ecosystem, use cases of early AI/ML implementations and outcomes, and a roadmap for progress towards autonomous networks. It's designed to support informed decision-making as you consider AI integration strategies for your networks. Disclaimer by AvidThink: By downloading the report, you agree that you will respect the report publisher's (AvidThink LLC) copyrights and not use the content for any training or fine-tuning of AI models, including private large language or foundation models.