Research Report - End-User:
Real World Experiences of Endpoint Virtualization

Date: 08/25/2009

Length: 34 pages

Cost: $795.00

Abstract:
Endpoint virtualization is a catch-all term for a range of technologies – known not only as endpoint virtualization, but also as desktop virtualization, application virtualization, workspace virtualization, user virtualization, client virtualization, and more – aimed at abstracting the end user experience from the physical systems they rely on to provide that experience.

There is a dearth of understanding of these technologies – what technologies exist, how they differ from each other, their real use cases, outcomes, target markets, difficulties, and cost benefits. Many commentaries have expounded on their supposed benefits, some have warned of specific dangers, yet these have been mostly been based only on anecdotal evidence, personal experience, and academic investigation. Moreover, they have often been exceedingly biased, to the point of being useless.

In order to provide a useful understanding of the real world drivers, use cases, and outcomes from desktop virtualization, application virtualization, and other endpoint virtualization technologies, EMA conducted a detailed survey of current endpoint virtualization deployments, collected multiple interviews with real world users of desktop virtualization, application virtualization, and other endpoint virtualization technologies, and provided case studies with deep insight and qualitative analysis into various endpoint virtualization technologies.

All of these data and stories are collected in this research report, to provide end user organizations and software vendors with a unique combination of quantitative and qualitative research into real world experiences of endpoint virtualization.