Virtualization Efforts See Massive Global Growth

There is no shortage of corporate interest in virtual desktop infrastructure, as the technology brings performance, convenience and cost-effectiveness to a diverse range of computing processes and applications. While virtualization has already made a dramatic impact on the IT landscape thanks to the saturation of cloud platforms and services, organizations are now leveraging their own private virtual environments, maintaining unparalleled control over data and other digital resources. And with a burgeoning market presence, virtualized tech assets show now sign of slowing down anytime soon.

Going virtual in every corner of the globe
Virtualization technology has always shown promise, but until only recently, organizations needed a generous surplus of financial resources and in-house expertise to take full advantage of its offerings. Analyst firm TechNavio just released its Global Hosted Virtual Desktop Market 2014-2018 report, according to a blog post from The VAR Guy. The study revealed that the cloud computing market is predicted to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.7 percent from 2013 to 2018, with vendors such as VMware leading the way in growth and innovation.

For many analysts, the rapid adoption of virtual machines comes as a surprise - the source pointed out that the research organization's previous Global Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market 2011-2015 report forecast a CAGR of only 14.7 percent, nearly a 50 percent difference from its most recent predictions. The VAR Guy's post explained that there are still a number of roadblocks that IT leaders face when integrating virtualized systems - including network capacity - but that many of these problems are being overcome with the help of third-party providers that assist with the implementation process. As the cloud continues to dominate enterprise IT, decision-makers resistant to the virtual revolution will soon have no choice but to catch up.