New DaaS options emerge ahead of IT demand
August 28, 2013
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Alyssa Wood.
Desktop as a Service hasn’t exactly taken enterprises by storm just yet, but new options from major IT vendors, platform maturity and IT’s outlook could help cloud-based desktops take off. Hosting virtual desktops in the cloud is still a niche within a niche — even on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) didn’t grow quickly. With the uncertainty around cloud security and data control, it’s no wonder desktops as a service (DaaS) has had a slow start.
About 6% of the 1,200 respondents to TechTarget’s 2013 Cloud Pulse Survey said they use DaaS now, and 15% said they might use it later this year. For many attendees here at VMworld 2013, cloud-hosted desktops are an intriguing concept; it provides a way to bypass upfront virtual desktop infrastructure costs and provides flexibility and scalability…
Mike Deardurff, a VMware administrator for XSport Fitness, said his company has a private cloud but would benefit from users being able to request and reboot desktops on their own. "We almost feel left out because we’re not doing public cloud," he said. "The self-service side of it is cool — the ability for users to do things themselves."…
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