Hosted virtual desktops are in.
This centralized solution helps companies provide better backup and reliable computing solutions to end-users, making hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) a seriously attractive options for organizations of all sizes.
Cost savings are a major reason for organizational uptake of this solution. Desktop virtualization can reduce application delivery and infrastructure management costs. It can also be great for enterprises adopting BYOD policies, which helps companies reduce capital and operational costs, and allow end-users remote access to enterprise content and data.
The benefits of these systems are easy to see, and more and more organizations are choosing virtualization. So TechNavio analysts have taken a look at some trends to watch in this booming market, which is going to grow at a CAGR of 63.70 percent over the period 2013-2018.
Evolution of Cloud Computing and Cloud-based Services
You’d be hard pressed nowadays to find an enterprise technology that’s not somehow affected by the cloud. Complex enterprise requirements and higher adoption of services by end-users is adding layers of complexity to the provisioning of hosted virtual desktop services. Cloud-based service providers are optimizing the network capabilities of companies to support various applications over end-user systems. End-users of hosted virtual desktop solutions can easily adopt cloud-based computing solutions as much fewer infrastructural changes are required prior to adoption.
Change in Enterprise License Offerings
The billing methodologies for enterprise licensing of hosted virtual desktop solutions are changing considerably. Products with a multiple-user license are priced at a premium compared to a single-user license and licensing is based on the number of end-user systems accessing the applications over the infrastructure. The procurement of multiple-access software applications is increasing and the vendors of applications are devising various methodologies for billing companies and end-users for their services.
Increased Adoption by Healthcare and Educational Sectors
Sectors that require reliable remote computing access to applications and services, and those that rely heavily on handheld devices are seeing major uptake of HVD solutions in the running of their business. One of the biggest areas seeing this transformation is the healthcare and education sectors. Desktop virtualization in healthcare and education will be something that those interested in the HVD market will want to keep their eyes on in the coming years.
Increasing Measures for Secure Computing
Data security and access to a reliable computing infrastructure are major concerns of companies and end-users. Companies are centralizing the transmission of their data from the network, which can ease management of the content being transmitted across the network. They are also procuring faster data transmission, which will optimize the capabilities of network infrastructure to provide efficient data communications.
These trends will all have a major impact on the Global Hosted Virtual Desktop Market over the projected period.
