mark bowker
Senior Analyst

2010 Desktop Virtualization Trends

Opinion
Feb 3, 20101 min

What's on deck for desktop virtualization in the coming year

Is desktop virtualization part of your plans for 2010? It should be: 18% of IT decision makers we recently surveyed consider it to be a top priority for 2010. You can see further details, trends, and analysis in my brief, 2010 Desktop Virtualization Trends. There are plenty of gaps in solution and technology maturity, market consolidation, and education that need to be filled, but the opportunity is looking ripe. Also look for Windows 7 to act as a catalyst for the desktop virtualization market. ESG premium content subscribers can access ESG Research Brief: Windows 7 Takes Off directlyor I bet I can get you a PDF copy if you ask nicely.

mark bowker

Senior Analyst Mark Bowker focuses on all things related to virtualization and cloud computing. Mark researches cloud and virtualization technologies and evaluates the impact the solutions have (or will have) on IT strategy and the broader marketplace. His other research areas include data center management, application workload deployment in next-generation data centers, and the external influences driving adoption of data center technologies. Prior to joining ESG, Mark ran the IT organization for a business consulting and technology services company.

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