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1. Market penetration of XP6
5 Drivers in Desktop
Evolution
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Desktops have become
essential for delivering critical
applications and services to
end users, but we have arrived
at the tipping point for change...
Across UK businesses, 31% have deployed CYOD
(Choose Your Own Device) and 17.2% have
deployed BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies for
their workforce2
7-10%
Ongoing pressure on IT budgets…
of IT budgets are consumed by PCs
yet they provide no competitive advantage. Wholesale PC refreshes
and Windows upgrades may no longer be feasible
Cloud-hosted desktops can
deliver savings upwards of:
over physical
laptop costs
over physical
desktop costs
against on-premise
Virtual Desktops29%
A view on costs (per desktop/ year):
Physical, Virtual and DaaS
£684
£490
£508
£394
£173
£487
£138
£328
£173
£86
£253
£60
£181
£122
1. IDC, 2013
2. Azzurri, 2013
3. Computer Weekly and TechTarget IT Priorities Survey, 2014
67% of companies will be giving more
employees mobile computing devices in 20143
Most security incidents (47%) in 2013
involved hacking, with fraud and stolen
laptops following second and third6
Kaspersky Lab products detected almost
3 billion malware attacks on user
computers in 20137
and malware
infection rates continue to grow
Security is easier to manage and costs are lower
when using cloud-based (virtual) desktops
In 2013, 1,454 IT security incidents10
were reported, an increase of more
than 900% compared to 200511
Reported Incidents
2005
Reported Incidents
2013
Security has become an
increasing challenge to IT…
47%
DaaS offers all the security
benefits of virtual desktops & more
Easier to set up
and manage than
virtual desktops
Backend communication
between the virtual
desktop & network
resources is secured
Includes desktop
protection assurance
with appropriate
multi-tenancy &
segregation controls
theft, or exposure of personally
11. Data Loss db, 2014
12. Data Loss db, 2014
13. Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2013
Cloud adoption is significant and rising…
of UK businesses are
already using at least
one cloud service4
75%
48%expect to make big changes
to their cloud platforms in the
next 12 months to
accommodate growth5
4. Cloud World Forum, 2013
5. Adapt, Cloud Survey, 2014
Cost data based on analyst and VMware estimates. Costs as per March 2014.
Microsoft dropped support
for Windows XP…
...So a lot of companies are
now looking to upgrade
Those companies will face a
number of implications:
1. All applications used need to be
tested and qualified on a new OS
2. Templates, macros, complex
spreadsheets etc. need to be adapted
3. Many existing applications are not compatible
4. Hardware may need to be upgraded to avoid
incompatibilities
08 APR14
End of XP support
42%UK businesses
to migrate in the
next 12 months
7
In response to these trends, 23% of
businesses are planning to implement
a virtual desktop environment8
in 20149
Why virtual
desktops?
6. Netmarketshare.com, 2014
7. Computer Weekly and TechTarget IT Priorities Survey, 2014
8. Virtualisation is the disconnection of the tangible asset (hardware)
from the computing environment which runs on top of it. This allows
for increased utilisation of limited computing resources and scaling with demand
9. Computer Weekly and TechTarget IT Priorities Survey, 2014
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3
4
5
Growth in
mobile working…
74%
24%
31%
buzz
buzz
+67%
30%
The mobile worker population will
reach 1.3 billion by 20151
. . . . .
1. Simplified desktop & app management from a central data centre
2. Ability to secure virtual desktops from a single admin
console while removing data from endpoints
3. Allows to empower users with secure, roaming access to
the same desktop & apps across any device in any location
No need to worry about future hardware incompatibilities as
hardware is managed in the data centre
Allows migration to a newer OS while still providing role based
access to apps that continue to be hosted on an XP desktop
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In Summary
Businesses are starting to come to terms with these 5 trends in a time where it no longer makes sense to
supply entire workforces with laptops & desktops running traditional desktop environments. As we move towards
the age of the corporate app store, what will your desktop strategy look like?
Find out more by downloading our extended guide to utimate desktop management or visiting adapt.com.
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