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Date Submitted: 03/18/2016 03:32 AM
the way we see it
Desktop Virtualization
Understanding the benefits and challenges to enable
a transformation in the way the end user experience
is delivered.
Until recently, organizations have
faced a relatively simple choice
when provisioning the end user
environment – laptop or desktop.
While this lack of choice removed
much of the complexity from
the decision-making process, it
regularly resulted in over spending,
inefficiency and, in many cases,
a less-than-satisfying end user
experience.
The emergence of technologies
such as virtualization and cloud
computing, the increasing use
of sophisticated, ultra-portable
devices and the changing landscape
of the Operating System (OS)
market, combined with broader
developments, such as globalization
and evolving attitudes towards
work practices, have changed our
understanding of the end user
landscape. For businesses, desktop
virtualization has been heralded as
a ‘game changer’ and promises to
transform the way the end user IT
experience is provisioned, paid for
and operated. The benefits – both to
IT and the business – are many and
much vaunted:
Improved centralization and
security of data
Bring corporate data firmly back into
the hands of the IT department, while
minimizing the threats posed by lost
or stolen devices, rogue usage and
security breaches.
Lower support and
administration costs
The ability to make changes (patches
or introduction of new applications)
centrally and roll them out to entire
user groups, thereby reducing local
support visits. The deployment of
low-function devices in place of
conventional units also dramatically
reduces the incidence of device failure
at end user side.
Increased user productivity
Tailor the user experience to the
needs and characteristics of the end
user and role, while simultaneously
reducing the likelihood of downtime
caused by IT failure.
Improved flexibility
Business agility can be boosted
thanks to the...