Published: 09 April 2014
Summary
While the hype around virtual desktop infrastructure/HVDs continues, most desktop administrators find deployment obstacles overwhelming. Capital costs, complexity and connectivity are key inhibitors, and HVDs/VDIs struggle to gain a sizable market, remaining a niche technology despite the benefits.
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- Widescale HVD deployments have not occurred because of capital costs encountered by desktop administrators, which have been 20% to 40% more costly than purchasing traditional PCs
- Desktop administrators often encounter technical, organizational and operational complexity issues with HVDs; these issues can often derail HVD deployment projects
- Intermittently disconnected users, which represent nearly half of all workers, cannot be adequately serviced with HVD solutions
- Non-native UIs on mobile devices represent usability challenges and a compromised experience for workers