The document discusses how platforms like OpenShift, Docker, and Kubernetes have evolved from earlier PaaS technologies to provide next generation platforms that enable automated builds, deployments, orchestration, and security across containers. It notes how these platforms allow applications to be deployed across custom strategies rather than being constrained to a single way of working, and how they integrate with existing CI/CD tools. The document encourages gradually adopting new tooling as it makes sense and provides various resources for trying OpenShift.