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Industry Brief
India Virtual Desktop Market to Exhibit 54% CAGR until 2022
According to a recently released TechSci Research report, “India Virtual Desktop Market By Product
Type, By Deployment, By End Use Sector, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2012 - 2022”, the
virtual desktop market in India is projected to grow at a skyrocketing CAGR of 54% through 2022. Robust
market growth is anticipated on account of growing consumerization of IT, emerging mobility trends (Bring or
Choose Your Own Device), adoption of network virtualization technologies (Software Defined Networking,
Network Functions Virtualization) and burgeoning security concerns. Furthermore, increasing adoption of
SMACT (Social Media, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud and Internet of Things) supporting business models across
various sectors like BFSI, Government, IT & ITeS, education and aerospace, is expected to further fuel the
country’s virtual desktop market in the coming years.
On the basis of product type, India virtual desktop market is segmented into SaaS cloud based virtual
desktop, DaaS cloud based virtual desktop, IaaS cloud based virtual desktop and Private hosted cloud based
virtual desktop. SaaS cloud based segment accounted for the highest share in India virtual desktop market in
2016, followed by IaaS cloud based virtual desktop and DaaS cloud based virtual desktop segments. Virtual
desktop solutions find an extensive usage in IT & ITeS sector, thereby making it the dominant end use sector
in India virtual desktop market in 2016. However, virtual desktop solutions are likely to witness an increase in
deployment in BFSI sector on account of its various advantages like centralized data storage, management,
remote client access, business agility, workforce mobility and reduced CAPEX and OPEX.
Among regions, South India dominated the India virtual desktop market in 2016, predominantly on account of
huge prevalence of IT & ITeS sector in the region. Owing to its increasing penetration in India virtual desktop
market, growing consumer base and collaboration with other leading virtual desktop solution providers,
VMware Software India Pvt. Ltd. emerged as the leading player in 2016. Other major market players
operating in India include Citrix India Private Limited and Microsoft India Corporation.
“With rapidly evolving IT sector and increasing adoption of SMACT technologies, virtual desktop solutions are
likely to witness a surge in demand over the next five years. Furthermore, there is an increasing requirement
for mobile workforce and data telecommuting being witnessed in India, which is anticipated to further push
demand for virtual desktops. Additionally, the cost-effectiveness and other advantages of virtual desktop
solutions, make them the favorable choice across various sectors, thereby steering growth of India virtual
desktop market during the forecast period.”, said Mr. Karan Chechi, Research Director with TechSci Research,
a research based global management consulting firm.
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