This is true, but I wouldn't underestimate the penetration of Cloud and Container First deployments.
A number of customers I've worked with in Biotech, Telecom, Retail, Defense, and Financial sectors have either completed their cloud transformation or have ongoing 3-5 year timelines to make such a move.
On the mid-market side, I've been seeing organizations increasingly offload the entire IT operation to MSPs instead of managing their own ESXi server. The MSP might often be using VMWare, but a number are also transitioning away from that.
I think it's premature to say container and cloud first deployments are the norm, but the change and transition is rapidly occurring.
A number of customers I've worked with in Biotech, Telecom, Retail, Defense, and Financial sectors have either completed their cloud transformation or have ongoing 3-5 year timelines to make such a move.
On the mid-market side, I've been seeing organizations increasingly offload the entire IT operation to MSPs instead of managing their own ESXi server. The MSP might often be using VMWare, but a number are also transitioning away from that.
I think it's premature to say container and cloud first deployments are the norm, but the change and transition is rapidly occurring.