Vendors will attempt to improve the robustness of their solutions by incorporating multiple desktop virtualisation components that can address different use cases and user types.
IDC believes that the interest in desktop virtualisation is justified given the promised improvements in manageability, security, power efficiency, and availability that a virtualised desktop environment can provide.
If the limitations are addressed, then we expect there will be a viable opportunity for organisations to effectively apply the technology to a significant amount of their user base. It is likely that organisation will have to adopt multiple desktop virtualisation models in order to centralise the desktops of diverse users.
Patrik Bihammar is IDC’s senior analyst, security solutions and system management software.
