Voice of Kubernetes Experts Report 2025

Enterprises are rethinking their virtualization strategy—and Kubernetes is at the center of it all.

Portworx by Pure Storage, in partnership with Dimensional Research, surveyed over 500 Kubernetes and virtualization experts across enterprises to understand how organizations are evolving their infrastructure strategies. As the VMware landscape shifts and the demand for enterprise-ready container platforms rises, teams are looking for flexible, future-proof solutions.

This report reveals how enterprises are:

• Transitioning mission-critical applications to Kubernetes
• Responding to skyrocketing VMware licensing costs
• Managing VMs directly on Kubernetes as part of their modernization journey