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Desktop virtualization market guide
Editor's note
The desktop virtualization market has changed a lot over the years, so IT professionals who looked at doing VDI in the past may be surprised by what's available now -- DaaS, hyperconverged infrastructure and perpetual product improvements have all helped change the virtualization landscape.
Because virtualization technology evolves so quickly, it can be difficult to keep up with trends and how they can affect your users: Will VDI adoption ever take off? Is desktop as a service (DaaS) right for you? Should you try to sell higher-ups on the value of hyperconverged infrastructure?
Instead of getting bogged down in all the marketing babble, check out this guide for the straight facts so you can get out of the weeds and into desktop virtualization.
1Options abound in VDI market
There are plenty of options for buyers in the desktop virtualization market. Ranging from all-inclusive packages from well-known vendors to more specialized offerings from smaller companies, there's a VDI option for every shop.
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Top VDI platform feature highlights and pricing comparison
Before picking a VDI platform, take a look at the most popular VDI vendors' software and how its features and pricing compare. Whether you're looking for a purely low-cost offering or the total package with converged infrastructure, there's sure to be a product that tickles your fancy. Read Now
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Citrix XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box, compared
Citrix offers two VDI products, XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box. Although they're both from Citrix, they differ in scalability, pricing, deployment, provisioning, management, graphics delivery and availability. Read Now
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XenDesktop 7.5 breakdown
XenDesktop 7.5 comes with XenApp, HDX enhancements, hybrid cloud integration and more. With these components -- combined with an improved experience for mobile workers -- small and large companies alike can benefit. Read Now
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Breakdown of Remote Desktop Services features
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2012 improves existing capabilities and adds new ones, such as RemoteApp and RemoteFX. The simplicity of Microsoft RDS makes it a worthy contender for VDI, but costs of licensing could be an obstacle. Read Now
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Rejoice! Lower-cost VDI platforms actually exist
Alternatives to VMware and Citrix are out there. If you've had enough of the major providers, take a look at Virtual Bridges, IBM, Red Hat, Dell vWorkspace and more. Depending on your existing hardware, management and support needs, the market has choices for everyone. Read Now
2VDI market trends and analysis
VDI adoption might be slow, but that's not stopping desktop, application and GPU virtualization. DaaS, hyperconverged infrastructure and other advancements move the market too. Are all those bells and whistles enough to attract potential buyers?