Red Hat, SUSE and Nutanix Lead Multicloud Container Platform Research Report — Virtualization Review

Red Hat, SUSE and Nutanix Lead Multicloud Container Platform Research Report — Virtualization Review

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Publication Date: 2025-07-31 07:00:00

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Red Hat, SUSE and Nutanix Lead Multicloud Container Platform Research Report

Forrester’s new research, “The Forrester Wave: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025,” has evaluated vendors in the multicloud container platform market, identifying leaders based on current offering, strategy, and market presence. The report aims to assist infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals in selecting appropriate solutions for their multicloud strategies.


[Click on image for larger view.] Forrester Wave Multicloud Container Platforms 2025 (source: Forrester Research).

A Reshaped Market Landscape
Forrester’s report indicates a significant evolution in the multicloud container platform market. Over the past decade, the Linux ecosystem, via Kubernetes, has led to this market’s emergence, which now includes enterprise IT platforms, AI-focused neo-platform-as-a-service (PaaS) providers, and operational technology (OT)-focused vendors. The market has “reshaped” as container platforms aim to justify their value by offering superior orchestration and cloud-native technologies, especially as serverless and automated container services have raised expectations.

The evaluation explores how these platforms are adapting by focusing on enterprise-grade solutions for cloud,…