Corporate PC Strategies – Time To Go Virtual?

Corporate Client Strategy Highlights

• PC sales have declined more in larger companies during the recession
• Cloud Computing is highly connected to virtual client developments
• Users want access to corporate applications – not just email – via Smart Phones
• ITCandor defines four types of client device – laptop, desktop, thin client and smart phone
• ITCandor defines four types of virtual client – local VM, streaming, internal hosted and external hosted
• PCs can be used as thin clients, but thin clients can’t be used as PCs
• Users hate being asked to use anything other than a fully functional PC
• VMWare’s lead in x86 server virtualisation doesn’t necessarily make it the winner in client virtualisation
• There will be an increasing uptake of virtual clients which will suppress some hardware spending
• There will be many interesting supplier announcements coming up