This document summarizes key findings from a survey of over 2,000 respondents on the state of application delivery in 2017. It finds that:
1) Adoption of automation-enabling frameworks and technologies doubled from 2016 to 2017, with over half of organizations now using two or more frameworks.
2) Organizations are taking a hybrid approach to automation, leveraging multiple tools together rather than relying on a single solution.
3) Respondents prioritize reducing operating expenses over speed of deployment when adopting technologies like SDN.
4) APIs and templates are seen as increasingly important for programmable infrastructure and automation frameworks.