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Research Report: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Trends Feb 24, 2009

Report details
52 Figures
3 Tables

Executive Summary
- Report Conclusions
Introduction
- Market Overview
- Research Objectives
Current Desktop Environments and Challenges
- Increasing Numbers of Clients and Applications Make Desktop Management a Dauntin…
- Compliance, Security, and Operational Costs Top Users’ List of PC Challenges
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Adoption
- Respondents Report Significant Early Use of and Interest in VDI Technology
- Server Virtualization Use Paves the Way for VDI
- Most Planned Adopters Expect to Purchase within the Next 12 Months
VDI Market Drivers
- Cost Reduction and Streamlined Management Drive VDI Deployments
- Senior IT Managers are the Biggest Proponents of VDI Technology
VDI Deployment Details
- Current VDI Implementations Limited in Scope, but Growth is Expected
- VDI Implementations to Focus on Select Employee Types
VDI’s Impact on IT Infrastructure
- Server Hardware, Networked Storage, and Network Infrastructure Purchases will…
- Most Users Start VDI Implementations with Existing Client Access Devices
- Security, Performance, and Low Maintenance Viewed as the Top Three Attributes…
VDI Market Inhibitors & Accelerators
- Investment Protection, ROI Questions, and Performance Concerns are Top Potential…
Appendix
- Client Access Devices by Type
- Laptop and Mobile Device Encryption
- Desktop, Laptop, and Mobile Device Backup Processes
- Thin Client Computing Technologies
- VDI Market Drivers (Planned Adopters)
- VDI Market Drivers (Non-Adopters that Would Consider VDI Technology)
- Planned Adopters’ VDI Concerns
- Server Virtualization Adoption Among all Respondents
- Length of Server Virtualization Deployments Among Adopters
- Server Virtualization Solutions Deployed by Current Users
- Server Virtualization Solutions Being Evaluated by Planned Adopters
Research Methodology
Respondent Demographics
- Respondents by Region
- Respondents by Number of Employees
- Respondents by Annual Revenue
- Respondents by Industry
- Respondents by Job Responsibility Scope
- Respondents by Role

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ESG Research Report_VDI Market Trends_February 2009.pdf

Research Report: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Trends

ESG Research Report

Feb 24, 2009

ESG recently surveyed 480 North American and Western European IT decision makers responsible for overseeing their organization’s desktop and mobile computing strategies in order to better gauge their current usage of, interest in, and familiarity with virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology.
The survey these respondents completed was designed to answer the following questions:

What is the average profile of corporate desktop computing environments in terms of the number and type of client access devices, number of corporate applications, and the staff time and resources necessary to manage them?
What are the biggest challenges facing IT staffs with respect to managing their organizations’ desktop computing environments?
How pervasive is the use of thin client computing technologies as an alternative to traditional desktop computing?
What are the adoption rates for and interest in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology specifically?
What factors are driving VDI interest among early, planned, and potential adopters of the technology?
What impact has VDI technology had on both data center infrastructure (i.e., servers, storage, networks) and client access device plans and preferences?
How widespread will the deployment of VDI be within organizations, in terms of both the number and type of employees using the technology?
What benefits have early adopters derived from the VDI implementations?
What are the biggest challenges that early adopters have experienced with their VDI deployments?
What are non-adopters’ greatest concerns surrounding VDI technology?
What would cause non-adopters to reconsider their current position on VDI?
... and much more!

This comprehensive report is 47 pages in length and includes 55 figures and tables.

Page Count: 53

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
- Report Conclusions
Introduction
- Market Overview
- Research Objectives
Current Desktop Environments and Challenges
- Increasing Numbers of Clients and Applications Make Desktop Management a Daunting Task for IT Staffs
- Compliance, Security, and Operational Costs Top Users’ List of PC Challenges
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Adoption
- Respondents Report Significant Early Use of and Interest in VDI Technology
- Server Virtualization Use Paves the Way for VDI
- Most Planned Adopters Expect to Purchase within the Next 12 Months
VDI Market Drivers
- Cost Reduction and Streamlined Management Drive VDI Deployments
- Senior IT Managers are the Biggest Proponents of VDI Technology
VDI Deployment Details
- Current VDI Implementations Limited in Scope, but Growth is Expected
- VDI Implementations to Focus on Select Employee Types
VDI’s Impact on IT Infrastructure
- Server Hardware, Networked Storage, and Network Infrastructure Purchases will Benefit from VDI Implementations
- Most Users Start VDI Implementations with Existing Client Access Devices
- Security, Performance, and Low Maintenance Viewed as the Top Three Attributes for VDI Client Devices
VDI Market Inhibitors & Accelerators
- Investment Protection, ROI Questions, and Performance Concerns are Top Potential Barriers to Widespread VDI Acceptance
Appendix
- Client Access Devices by Type
- Laptop and Mobile Device Encryption
- Desktop, Laptop, and Mobile Device Backup Processes
- Thin Client Computing Technologies
- VDI Market Drivers (Planned Adopters)
- VDI Market Drivers (Non-Adopters that Would Consider VDI Technology)
- Planned Adopters’ VDI Concerns
- Server Virtualization Adoption Among all Respondents
- Length of Server Virtualization Deployments Among Adopters
- Server Virtualization Solutions Deployed by Current Users
- Server Virtualization Solutions Being Evaluated by Planned Adopters
Research Methodology
Respondent Demographics
- Respondents by Region
- Respondents by Number of Employees
- Respondents by Annual Revenue
- Respondents by Industry
- Respondents by Job Responsibility Scope
- Respondents by Role