September 8, 2025
Broadcom Recognized as a Leader: Engineering the Future of Service Orchestration

Written by: Kaj Wierda
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In our digitally transforming world, the pace of change is relentless. Businesses are tasked with managing increasingly complex hybrid environments, from core mainframes to dynamic cloud services. The pressure is on, not only to keep the lights on, but to innovate faster, deliver flawless services, and fuel business growth. In this high-stakes environment, service orchestration and automation platforms are no longer just a tool—they are the central nervous system of the modern enterprise.
Broadcom is committed to delivering solutions that help businesses meet these pressing imperatives. This is why we are proud to announce that Broadcom has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms.
In our opinion, this recognition is a testament to our deep commitment to providing a platform that delivers the power, scalability, and intelligence our customers need to succeed.
Beyond the dot: What this recognition means for you
In our opinion, being named a Leader is significant, but what truly matters are the capabilities behind the recognition and the value they bring to our customers every day. A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market’s competitors, and we believe our capabilities align directly with the challenges you face. `
Unified power for the hybrid enterprise
We believe your IT landscape is not one-dimensional, and your automation platform shouldn't be either. Automic Automation is built to break down silos and provide a single, unified platform for orchestrating workloads across your entire estate.
Intelligent automation in action
In our opinion modern automation is about being proactive, not just reactive. We've made significant investments so we could deliver the intelligent capabilities that help you anticipate and solve issues before they have an impact on the business.
For our customers, this translates to:
- Predictive insights: Our Automation Analytics & Intelligence (AAI) solution lets you look ahead, predict potential SLA breaches, and understand the critical path of your business processes across different systems.
- Uninterrupted innovation: The Zero Downtime Upgrade feature ensures you can adopt the latest capabilities and apply critical security patches without disruptive maintenance windows.
- Accelerated productivity: With advanced generative AI capabilities, your teams can create and analyze scripts, troubleshoot more effectively, and focus on high-value innovation.
Looking ahead: Our commitment to you
We are honored by this recognition from Gartner. We see it as a validation of our product strategy and, most importantly, as a reflection of the success our customers achieve every day. Our mission is to continue to innovate and engineer the future of automation, providing you with the tools you need to not just navigate complexity, but to master it.
To learn more, you can access a complimentary copy of the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Service Orchestration and Automation Platforms.
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Kaj Wierda
Kaj Wierda is Senior Product Line Manager at Broadcom with responsibility for Automic Automation. He is considered a pioneer and veteran in the automation space, leading teams that created market-leading enterprise automation solutions. Kaj is based out of the Netherlands and commutes between Amsterdam and the...
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