The state of virtualization report (2025) examines key virtualization trends, challenges, and strategies based on data from a survey of 1,010 IT decision makers and virtualization practitioners across the United States, United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific region. Discover where IT leaders deploy virtualized workloads, what virtual machine (VM) platforms they prefer, and how the role of containers factor into innovation. Gain insights about determining IT needs, evaluating IT solutions, and managing IT operations.