Aimed at understanding the metro network evolution of CSPs, Heavy Reading launched its first Cloud Metro Survey in 2022. In April and May 2023, we conducted a Year 2 version of the survey, with responses from 84 network operators globally. This white paper presents a high level view of the key findings from the 2023 survey, including metro network modernization drivers, essential networking capabilities, network automation, and the role of coherent pluggable optics.