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Select the Right Vendor for Desktop Virtualization
Info-Tech Research Group, May 2010
VMware may dominate in server virtualization but in desktop virtualization it’s a wide open race with Citrix and VMware running neck and neck.
Your Challenge
- Situation: VMWare is the dominant player in server virtualization but Citrix has a long history in end user services
- Opportunity: Both are leveraging their areas of strength. The result is rapid product development and downward price pressure
- Resolution: This set will give you the straight goods on these two competitors and others in the VDI landscape
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- For desktop virtualization to achieve its transformative potential it has to be suitable for a wide range of deployment scenarios. Leading vendors Citrix and VMware have been racing to address limitation areas such as user experience.
Impact and Result
- Citrix and VMware are the current market leaders in desktop virtualization. This is an emerging market and the leaders are aggressive to the benefit of both features and pricing.
Get to Action
1. Look to Citrix and VMware as the leaders in VDI
Both vendors have solid products and product visions to realize enterprise desktop virtualization goals
Over 75% of organizations don’t consider vendors outside of VMware and Citrix for desktop virtualization
- Storyboard: Select the Right Vendor for Desktop Virtualization
- VDI Smackdown: Citrix Versus VMware
- XenDesktop 4: Going Beyond VDI
- VMware View 4 Boosts User Experience with PCoIP
2. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of products in the marketplace
Build your VDI product shortlist
Citrix and VMware are the leaders however, there are other players that can be considered
The vendor landscape is changing as secondary players are swept up in various mergers and acquisitions
- Virtual Desktop Vendor Landscape
- Microsoft Packages Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Solution
- Oracle Consolidates Xen Based Virtualization Players
3. Watch for developments that will increase potential scope and lower overall costs of desktop virtualization
The desktop virtualization market is evolving rapidly and today’s limitations could rapidly yield to new opportunities tomorrow
Watch for developments that address off line desktops, end-user experience, and infrastructure improvements
- VMware Plans to Ease Virtual Desktop Management with Virtual Profiles
- Citrix Goes iTunes: Redefining IT as a Self Service
- Desktop Hypervisors Key to Virtual Desktop Future
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