5 Desktop Virtualization Trends from 2013

Industry expert, Brain Madden recently released an e-guide titled “The State of Desktop Virtualization in 2013.” In this piece, Madden analyzes use cases, preferred vendors and effective tools. Madden’s e-guide provides lots of data points and also raises a number of questions about why certain desktop virtualization solutions are being adopted.

The following are some of the more interesting stats and biggest trends in desktop virtualization this year, according to Madden.

1. 43% of Respondents are Nervous about VDI Performance Over WAN.
   According to Madden, “When it comes to the network…43% of our respondents are nervous about VDI performance over the WAN, followed closely by those nervous about printing, file transfers, and USB devices over the network (38%).”
2. 46% of Respondents Reported Having Issues their Current Desktop Virtual Solution’s User Experience.
   46% of those surveyed confirmed having end-user performance issues. More and more, those of us here at Moka5 are seeing seeing user experience as the #1 concern with IT managers. After all, if their users don’t have a good experience, why use it?
3. 47% of Respondents Claimed that Having One Solution for All Users Was an Important Consideration when Selecting a Desktop Virtualization Vendor.
   As part of the survey, respondents were asked how they decide which desktop virtualization product to buy. Respondents were asked to “specify up to three features that were important to them when picking a new desktop virtualization product: 47% claimed that having one solution for all users was important, while 43% told us that the product needs to work well over the LAN.”
4. “App Virtualization,” “Profile Management or User Vitiation,” and “iPad/iPhone/Android/Mobile Client Support” Were All Important Vendor Considerations.
   When asked to specify features that were important to them when picking a new desktop virtualization product, there was a three-way tie for “app virtualization,” “profile management or user virtualization,” and “iPad/iPhone/Android/mobile client support.” Madden’s team interprets this to mean that “these are important features that customers add on to desktop virtualization products, since there isn’t too much differentiation amongst the top three desktop virtualization vendors in any of these areas.”
5. 68% Respondents Have Concerns About Storage
   The biggest surprise to Madden’s team was that 32% of respondents “had no concerns with storage for desktop virtualization.” However, as Madden is quick to point out, having only 32% of respondents note no concerns about storage, means that 68% do have concerns.

Do you tend to see the same results within your organization? Of these results do you find most surprising?

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