Intent to reduce or move away from VMware, by survey waveEach bar is a different question with a different time bound and population. They are shown together for reference and must not be read as one trend.
Intent to reduce or move away from VMware, by survey wave. Horizontal bars showing the share of respondents who intend to reduce or move away from VMware in three surveys. Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated), Jun to Jul 2024, n=561, within the next 12 months: 56%. Question: planning to decrease their overall VMware usage within the next 12 months. Base: all 561 respondents. Red Hat/Illuminas 2025, Mar to Apr 2025, n=1,010, next 3 years: 43%. Question: likely to switch to a different hypervisor platform in the next 3 years (very or extremely likely). Base: all 1,010 respondents, all virtualization users, not VMware customers only, platform-agnostic question. Callout wording: "very/extremely likely to switch to a different or additional hypervisor". CloudBolt 2026, Jan 2026, n=302, no time bound (current action, any reduction): 86%. Question: actively reducing their VMware footprint. Base: all 302 respondents. Each question differs in wording, time bound and population. (dated): fieldwork ended more than 24 months before 9 October 2026, or publication if fieldwork is unknown. Excluded: Virtified 2026 (primary not verified), Everpure 2025 (no fielding date, internal conflicts). 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated), Jun to Jul 2024, n=561, within the next 12 months Question: planning to decrease their overall VMware usage within the next 12 months. Base: all 561 respondents. Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated): 56% (S07). 56% Red Hat/Illuminas 2025, Mar to Apr 2025, n=1,010, next 3 years Question: likely to switch to a different hypervisor platform in the next 3 years (very or extremely likely). Base: all 1,010 respondents, all virtualization users, not VMware customers only, platform-agnostic question. Callout wording: "very/extremely likely to switch to a different or additional hypervisor". Red Hat/Illuminas 2025: 43% (S13). 43% CloudBolt 2026, Jan 2026, n=302, no time bound (current action, any reduction) Question: actively reducing their VMware footprint. Base: all 302 respondents. CloudBolt 2026: 86% (S01). 86% Share of respondents, % (publishable survey rows only). Source: Sysprobs Data, 2026, from Veeam Software, Red Hat, CloudBolt Software. Intent to reduce or move away from VMware, by survey wave. Horizontal bars showing the share of respondents who intend to reduce or move away from VMware in three surveys. Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated), Jun to Jul 2024, n=561, within the next 12 months: 56%. Question: planning to decrease their overall VMware usage within the next 12 months. Base: all 561 respondents. Red Hat/Illuminas 2025, Mar to Apr 2025, n=1,010, next 3 years: 43%. Question: likely to switch to a different hypervisor platform in the next 3 years (very or extremely likely). Base: all 1,010 respondents, all virtualization users, not VMware customers only, platform-agnostic question. Callout wording: "very/extremely likely to switch to a different or additional hypervisor". CloudBolt 2026, Jan 2026, n=302, no time bound (current action, any reduction): 86%. Question: actively reducing their VMware footprint. Base: all 302 respondents. Each question differs in wording, time bound and population. (dated): fieldwork ended more than 24 months before 9 October 2026, or publication if fieldwork is unknown. Excluded: Virtified 2026 (primary not verified), Everpure 2025 (no fielding date, internal conflicts). 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated), Jun to Jul 2024, n=561, within the next 12 months Question: planning to decrease their overall VMware usage within the next 12 months. Base: all 561 respondents. Veeam/Foundry 2024 (dated): 56% (S07). 56% Red Hat/Illuminas 2025, Mar to Apr 2025, n=1,010, next 3 years Question: likely to switch to a different hypervisor platform in the next 3 years (very or extremely likely). Base: all 1,010 respondents, all virtualization users, not VMware customers only, platform-agnostic question. Callout wording: "very/extremely likely to switch to a different or additional hypervisor". Red Hat/Illuminas 2025: 43% (S13). 43% CloudBolt 2026, Jan 2026, n=302, no time bound (current action, any reduction) Question: actively reducing their VMware footprint. Base: all 302 respondents. CloudBolt 2026: 86% (S01). 86% Share of respondents, % (publishable survey rows only). Source: Sysprobs Data, 2026, from Veeam Software, Red Hat, CloudBolt Software.
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