BYOD
Desktop Virtualisation and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) are two concepts which have occupied a lot of headline space in the IT industry lately. Find out why…
A new survey by Dimensional Research and commissioned by Pivot3, found that VDI interest was especially high among mid-market sized businesses with about 80 percent of companies of 5 000 or less employees reporting they are using or considering VDI. The top three benefits most often cited in the survey for VDI adoption included easier maintenance and support, faster deployment of desktops and reduced hardware costs. The survey also found a shift in the industry’s skepticism of VDI. Initial concerns targeting implementation of the technology have shifted to issues with user acceptance, performance expectations and the ability to show a positive ROI. Increased network bandwidth and user acceptance were found to be the top VDI challenges, whereas only two percent of participants named security as an issue. As the technology has matured, IT recognizes that the concern is less about the actual implementation and more about how it will be perceived by their internal workforce w ? ?[ ?[?[?^ \?Y[??H\]Z]?[[? ???] \? [? H ?Y][?[\??? ????H ??Y\?U?Y?Y?X?[??[?Y?] ? ? ??Y??[? ?[\?YX[?Y?[Y[?\??? ?\? X[\?][??]?\?U ?Y?Y?X?[??[?Y?] ? ??Y? HX?[] H ??[? ?[ HX[?Y?H \?\?\??? ??Z[?[??Y??X?Y[??Y\?[???? ?[? ?\??\??\?[\ ??Y?\?][?? H\??? ?\? X[\?][? ??Y\??? ?[\\?\??? ??\?[?[????\???? ???\?Z[???]?\ X?][??[\ ??Y\??? Z[XY?HX[?Y?[Y[? [?[\ ??Y]H[?Y?] H ??Y??[? ?[\?Y?X??\ ?\??X?\?[?Y][? ?H ?Y X?[?[???\????\?][????? ?[??[ ?\ ? \?H\?[ ??H ?Y X?[?[? H?[X?\?[? \?][????[YH]?[? ?[\ ??Y ?[?\?\?][?[? ?X?\?] H H\??? ?\? X[\?][? ??Y\??????\?[? ?[?\? ?[? ?X?\?] HX????[\??? ?\? ?[\??X?[]][?? ?[[?H??X?H ?\ ?[? ???]?\ X?][??H??]?X?H????\?YX[??H?]\? ??X?????[???X][????LH ????\??\? ?X?][?????B??