CloudBolt Industry Insights (CII) has a mission of providing a different type of research for
enterprise C-suite, IT Admins, and Developers. CII zeroes in on specific dimensions of hybrid
cloud and examines each's role in digital transformation. In this report, CII focuses on the
realities presented by VMware's vRealize Automation (vRA) – and the challenges even the
venerable first-generation leader in cloud management must contend with in meeting
evolving cloud requirements.
With at least 80% market share as a virtualization platform, VMware is easily the market king.
Therefore, it's not surprising that when people wished to extend private and public cloud
usage and needed a cloud management platform, many chose vRA to manage and automate
their hybrid cloud IT infrastructure.
But that led to the single biggest question mark emerging out of this CII report:
Will existing vRA customers, currently on version 7.6 or earlier, make the migration to vRA 8.0+
prior to the sunsetting of support for vRA 7.x (currently scheduled for September 2022 – which
already got pushed back once from April 2022)? And for those who will choose not to, why?
Setting the stage
CloudBolt Industry Insights Report:
The Truth About First-Generation
Cloud Management Platforms:
A Focus on VMware vRealize Automation
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Key Findings
In May-July 2021, CloudBolt commissioned a global survey leveraging Pulse Research's
proprietary platform and vast IT audience. The survey was opened to companies of all sizes
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CloudBolt Industry Insights Report:
The Truth About First-Generation Cloud Management Platforms:
A Focus on VMware vRealize Automation
