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Steve Brasen
Managing Research Director – Systems Management
Enterprise Management Associates
Desktop Virtualization:
Emerging Requirements & Solutions
August 11, 2015
Today’s Presenter
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Steve Brasen – Managing Research Director
Steve's career at EMA follows 20 years of “in-the-trenches”
experience in IT systems support, engineering, and
management for high-technology, telecommunications, and
financial institutions. Steve's primary focus areas at EMA
include endpoint systems management, desktop virtualization,
mobile management and data center infrastructure
management.
Logistics for Today’s Webinar
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Questions
• An archived version of the event
recording will be available at
www.enterprisemanagement.com
• Log questions in the Q&A panel located
on the lower right corner of your screen
• Questions will be addressed during the
Q&A session of the event
Event recording
Steve Brasen
Managing Research Director – Systems Management
Enterprise Management Associates
Desktop Virtualization:
Emerging Requirements & Solutions
August 11, 2015
Sponsors
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Agenda
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• Introduction to Desktop
Virtualization
• Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• Deployment and Administration
• Barriers to Success
• Management Practices and
Solutions
• Outcomes
• Conclusions
Methodology and Demographics
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• EMA Desktop Virtualization Primary Research
 EMA initiated a survey of IT professionals
who had detailed knowledge of their
organizations desktop virtualization
environment, management, and use
 In total, the survey netted 156
respondents from a variety of business
verticals and horizontals
 Quota’s were placed on three key
industries to ensure sufficient
respondents for statistical relevance
 Healthcare
 Education
 Financial
The State of Desktop Virtualization
Desktop Virtualization
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Desktop Virtualization
• Types of Desktop Virtualization:
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
 Examples: Citrix XenDesktop, Dell vWorkspace,
VMware Horizon View
• Stateless Desktop Virtualization
 i.e., terminal services & remote desktop services
• Client Hosted Desktop Virtualization
 Examples: Citrix XenClient, Moka5, Dell Wyse
WSM, VMware Mirage
• Application Virtualization
 Examples: Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V,
VMware ThinApp
• Application Streaming
 Examples: 2X Application Server, Novell ZENworks
Application Virtualization
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Desktop Virtualization
• Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)
• Public cloud-hosted service
• Examples: Citrix DaaS, Dell Workspace-as-a-Service,
VMware Horizon Air (Formerly Desktone)
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Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• When did your organization first adopt a desktop virtualization solution?
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Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• When did your organization first adopt a desktop virtualization solution? (by
organization size)
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Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• What were the primary reasons for initially adopting desktop virtualization?
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Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• Approximately what percentages of users in your organization regularly use
each of the following types of virtualization? (Mean averages)
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Desktop Virtualization Adoption
• Estimate the average percentage of each device type used to access virtual
desktops in your organization? (mean averages by organization size)
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Deployment and Administration
• Who implemented your organization’s desktop virtualization solution? (by
length of time since the solution was implemented)
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Deployment and Administration
• Which of the following best describes your organization’s desktop
virtualization server configuration?
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Deployment and Administration
• Which of the following technologies are employed to improve the efficiency
of your organization’s desktop virtualization environment?
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Barriers to Success
• What are the most difficult management processes for supporting,
provisioning, and maintaining your organization’s desktop virtualization
environment?
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Management Practices and Solutions
• Which of the following types of IT management solutions have been adopted by your
organization and are actively used to support the desktop virtualization environment?
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Management Practices and Solutions
• On average, how many problems related to your organization’s desktop virtualization
environment are reported each month? (mean averages by key management
technologies adopted)
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Management Practices and Solutions
• On average, how long does it take to resolve a problem in your desktop
virtualization environment? (average minutes by key management
technologies)
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Outcomes
• Has the introduction of desktop virtualization made the following
administration tasks easier or more complex?
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Outcomes
• For which of the following has your organization achieved measurable cost
saving from the introduction of desktop virtualization?
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Outcomes
• Which of the following best indicates the primary business values achieved
in your organization from the adoption of desktop virtualization?
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Outcomes
• What is your overall satisfaction with your organization’s current desktop
virtualization solution?
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Conclusions
• Desktop virtualization adoption is accelerating both in
terms of the number of new adopters and breadth of
adoption within each business
• Storage management, application performance
management, and capacity management are regarded
as the most difficult management processes in
supporting desktop virtualization environments
• Automated IT management platforms can significantly
improve desktop virtualization reliability and
performance
• Desktop virtualization adaptors overwhelmingly
reported simplified IT management, measurable cost
savings, and overall satisfaction
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  • 1. Steve Brasen Managing Research Director – Systems Management Enterprise Management Associates Desktop Virtualization: Emerging Requirements & Solutions August 11, 2015
  • 2. Today’s Presenter Slide 2 © 2014 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Steve Brasen – Managing Research Director Steve's career at EMA follows 20 years of “in-the-trenches” experience in IT systems support, engineering, and management for high-technology, telecommunications, and financial institutions. Steve's primary focus areas at EMA include endpoint systems management, desktop virtualization, mobile management and data center infrastructure management.
  • 3. Logistics for Today’s Webinar Slide 3 © 2014 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Questions • An archived version of the event recording will be available at www.enterprisemanagement.com • Log questions in the Q&A panel located on the lower right corner of your screen • Questions will be addressed during the Q&A session of the event Event recording
  • 4. Steve Brasen Managing Research Director – Systems Management Enterprise Management Associates Desktop Virtualization: Emerging Requirements & Solutions August 11, 2015
  • 5. Sponsors Slide 5 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 6. Agenda Slide 6 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • Introduction to Desktop Virtualization • Desktop Virtualization Adoption • Deployment and Administration • Barriers to Success • Management Practices and Solutions • Outcomes • Conclusions
  • 7. Methodology and Demographics Slide 7 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. • EMA Desktop Virtualization Primary Research  EMA initiated a survey of IT professionals who had detailed knowledge of their organizations desktop virtualization environment, management, and use  In total, the survey netted 156 respondents from a variety of business verticals and horizontals  Quota’s were placed on three key industries to ensure sufficient respondents for statistical relevance  Healthcare  Education  Financial The State of Desktop Virtualization
  • 8. Desktop Virtualization Slide 8 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 9. Desktop Virtualization • Types of Desktop Virtualization: • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)  Examples: Citrix XenDesktop, Dell vWorkspace, VMware Horizon View • Stateless Desktop Virtualization  i.e., terminal services & remote desktop services • Client Hosted Desktop Virtualization  Examples: Citrix XenClient, Moka5, Dell Wyse WSM, VMware Mirage • Application Virtualization  Examples: Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V, VMware ThinApp • Application Streaming  Examples: 2X Application Server, Novell ZENworks Application Virtualization Slide 9 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 10. Desktop Virtualization • Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) • Public cloud-hosted service • Examples: Citrix DaaS, Dell Workspace-as-a-Service, VMware Horizon Air (Formerly Desktone) Slide 10 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 11. Desktop Virtualization Adoption • When did your organization first adopt a desktop virtualization solution? Slide 11 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 12. Desktop Virtualization Adoption • When did your organization first adopt a desktop virtualization solution? (by organization size) Slide 12 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 13. Desktop Virtualization Adoption • What were the primary reasons for initially adopting desktop virtualization? Slide 13 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 14. Desktop Virtualization Adoption • Approximately what percentages of users in your organization regularly use each of the following types of virtualization? (Mean averages) Slide 14 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 15. Desktop Virtualization Adoption • Estimate the average percentage of each device type used to access virtual desktops in your organization? (mean averages by organization size) Slide 15 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 16. Deployment and Administration • Who implemented your organization’s desktop virtualization solution? (by length of time since the solution was implemented) Slide 16 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 17. Deployment and Administration • Which of the following best describes your organization’s desktop virtualization server configuration? Slide 17 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 18. Deployment and Administration • Which of the following technologies are employed to improve the efficiency of your organization’s desktop virtualization environment? Slide 18 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 19. Barriers to Success • What are the most difficult management processes for supporting, provisioning, and maintaining your organization’s desktop virtualization environment? Slide 19 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 20. Management Practices and Solutions • Which of the following types of IT management solutions have been adopted by your organization and are actively used to support the desktop virtualization environment? Slide 20 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 21. Management Practices and Solutions • On average, how many problems related to your organization’s desktop virtualization environment are reported each month? (mean averages by key management technologies adopted) Slide 21 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 22. Management Practices and Solutions • On average, how long does it take to resolve a problem in your desktop virtualization environment? (average minutes by key management technologies) Slide 22 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 23. Outcomes • Has the introduction of desktop virtualization made the following administration tasks easier or more complex? Slide 23 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 24. Outcomes • For which of the following has your organization achieved measurable cost saving from the introduction of desktop virtualization? Slide 24 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 25. Outcomes • Which of the following best indicates the primary business values achieved in your organization from the adoption of desktop virtualization? Slide 25 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 26. Outcomes • What is your overall satisfaction with your organization’s current desktop virtualization solution? Slide 26 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 27. Conclusions • Desktop virtualization adoption is accelerating both in terms of the number of new adopters and breadth of adoption within each business • Storage management, application performance management, and capacity management are regarded as the most difficult management processes in supporting desktop virtualization environments • Automated IT management platforms can significantly improve desktop virtualization reliability and performance • Desktop virtualization adaptors overwhelmingly reported simplified IT management, measurable cost savings, and overall satisfaction Slide 27 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
  • 28. Slide 28 © 2015 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Q&A – Please Log Questions in the Q&A Panel Learn more & access report at www.enterprisemanagement.com