Published: 23 August 2017
Summary
Cloud-based virtual desktops are rapidly gaining features that previously only existed in VDI. However, obstacles remain for DaaS that can harm UX, ROI and more. Technical professionals require a pragmatic approach to determine the best virtual desktop option for their needs.
Included in Full Research
- Definition and Summary of VDI vs. DaaS
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- The Progression of VDI
- A Mature and Growing Market
- Desktop as a Service
- The Emergence of DaaS
- Today's DaaS Landscape
- Common Decision Factors
- Capex IT Model
- Agility, Elasticity and Pay-as-You-Go Pricing
- Flexibility and Granular Control
- Management Toolsets
- Cost
- Interoperability
- Ecosystem
- Unique Decision Factors
- Windows OS Support
- Data Location and Network Performance
- User Location and Network Performance
- Server-Side Graphics Acceleration
- Industry Trends
- Traditional VDI Vendors Are Placing Significant Focus on DaaS
- The DaaS Market Is Ripening, but Not Yet Mature
- DaaS Is Rapidly Approaching Feature Parity With VDI
- Hybrid Approaches to Virtual Desktops Will Be the Way Forward for Many Organizations
- Growth Analysis
- It Will Never Be "the Year" of VDI — or DaaS
- Businesses Are Moving Away From Windows-Only Applications