Becoming fastest growing server workload
The fastest growing server workload running in the data centre over the next two to three years is going to be the desktop, a senior Gartner analyst has predicted.
“We really do believe it’s going to be the fastest growing client architecture over the next few years” said Brian Gammage VP of the analyst house.
It is estimated that the hosted virtual desktop (HVD) market will accelerate through 2013, reaching 49 million units.
“PC vendors must prepare for the growth in demand for this client computing architecture by adjusting sales strategies and compensation models or they risk losing expenditure share with enterprise customers” Gartner said in a statement.
It is reported that worldwide revenue for the HVD market would grow from about $1.5 billion in 2009 to around $65.7 billion in 2013, or roughly from 1% to 40% of the worldwide enterprise PC market.