STATE OF APPLICATION STRATEGY REPORT: 10 YEARS OF INSIGHTS

Trends that Fizzled, Trends that Triumphed

A full 10 years of global data from the annual F5 State of Application Strategy Survey reveal a decade of digital app evolution. Key findings from each year show how much has changed—and highlight our current trajectory to the future.



2015

Private clouds were named the number 1 strategic trend in a year where all the hype centered on public clouds.

2017

Clouds Thrive

After a decade of public cloud penetration, 47% of organizations say they’re cloud first, with consumer-facing apps most likely to be deployed in that model.

2019

Automation Skyrockets

62% of organizations deploy automation and orchestration to keep pace with digital transformation and increasingly distributed apps.

2021

App Modernization Explodes

77% of organizations are modernizing their app portfolios to fuel a heated digital economy. That’s more than double the 2020 rate, driven in part by the impacts of COVID-19.

2023

Hybrid IT Endures

85% of organizations operate multiple deployment environments and delivery models, from on-premises data centers to Software as a Services (SaaS).

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