Desktop Virtualization & Management 3.0

Stratecast predicts that desktop virtualization will have a greater role in addressing IT and security challenges, and in contributing to the information-dependent spontaneity that is so essential in today’s competitive business environment. This SPIE provides an illustrative topology of desktop virtualization models and a summary of the comparative pros and cons across desktop virtualization models. With this as a backdrop, this report points to the next wave of benefits that could flow from centralized management of desktop environments made possible through virtualization.