I'd assume that a large majority of container deployments by parties other than Google already run in the cloud, so I wonder that this is even a question. I do

I'd assume that a large majority of container deployments by parties other than Google already run in the cloud, so I wonder that this is even a question. I do think the whole topic of the distinction between containers and VMs is a useful one, if only because VMs are a natural mental model for people to land on when they first encounter containers, but the question of "whether they can coexist" seems a little silly, honestly.