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Desktop Virtualization - Global Strategic Business Report

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  • 714 Pages
  • February 2025
  • Region: Global
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc
  • ID: 4806190
The global market for Desktop Virtualization was valued at US$15.8 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$26.2 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2024 to 2030. This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of market trends, drivers, and forecasts, helping you make informed business decisions.

Global Desktop Virtualization Market - Key Trends & Drivers Summarized

Desktop virtualization, a technology that allows users to simulate a workstation environment remotely, has experienced substantial growth. The recent market research report highlights the significant advancements and adoption trends within this sector. Desktop virtualization enables organizations to improve efficiency, manage resources better, and enhance security protocols. As businesses increasingly adopt cloud computing and seek cost-effective IT solutions, the demand for desktop virtualization has surged. The technology's ability to streamline operations, reduce hardware dependency, and support remote work has been a game-changer in various industries. Key players in the market are continuously innovating to offer more robust, secure, and user-friendly virtualization solutions, which further propels market expansion.

In recent years, the desktop virtualization market has witnessed diverse trends shaping its trajectory. There has been a notable shift towards hybrid models that combine on-premises and cloud-based solutions, catering to the varied needs of enterprises. Moreover, advancements in virtualization software and hardware have significantly enhanced the user experience, making virtual desktops more responsive and reliable. The market has also seen increased investments in research and development, leading to innovations such as enhanced graphics support and better integration with other enterprise applications. As a result, companies are now able to deploy more complex and resource-intensive applications on virtual desktops, broadening the scope of desktop virtualization use cases.

The growth in the desktop virtualization market is driven by several factors. Primarily, the rising need for secure remote access to organizational resources has been a major driver, especially in the context of growing cybersecurity threats. Additionally, the increasing trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in workplaces has necessitated solutions that can support diverse device environments without compromising on security or performance. Cost reduction is another critical factor, as desktop virtualization helps organizations cut down on hardware expenses and operational costs associated with managing physical workstations. Furthermore, the push towards digital transformation and the adoption of cloud technologies have made desktop virtualization an integral part of IT strategies for many enterprises. These factors collectively contribute to the robust growth of the desktop virtualization market.

Scope of the Study

The report analyzes the Desktop Virtualization market, presented in terms of market value (US$ Thousand). The analysis covers the key segments and geographic regions outlined below.

Segments:

Type (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), Remote Desktop Services (RDS)); Organization Size (Large Enterprises, SMEs); Vertical (IT & Telecom, BFSI, Supply Chain & Warehouse, Education & Entertainment, Other Verticals).

Geographic Regions/Countries:

World; USA; Canada; Japan; China; Europe; France; Germany; Italy; UK; Spain; Russia; Rest of Europe; Asia-Pacific; Australia; India; South Korea; Rest of Asia-Pacific; Latin America; Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; Rest of Latin America; Middle East; Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia; UAE; Rest of Middle East; Africa.

Key Insights:

  • Market Growth: Understand the significant growth trajectory of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) segment, which is expected to reach US$14.1 Billion by 2030 with a CAGR of a 8.5%. The Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) segment is also set to grow at 9.6% CAGR over the analysis period.
  • Regional Analysis: Gain insights into the U.S. market, valued at $4.1 Billion in 2024, and China, forecasted to grow at an impressive 10.7% CAGR to reach $3.4 Billion by 2030. Discover growth trends in other key regions, including Japan, Canada, Germany, and the Asia-Pacific.

Report Features:

  • Comprehensive Market Data: Independent analysis of annual sales and market forecasts in US$ Million from 2024 to 2030.
  • In-Depth Regional Analysis: Detailed insights into key markets, including the U.S., China, Japan, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa.
  • Company Profiles: Coverage of major players such as Cisco Systems, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Commvault Systems, Inc., DELL Technologies Inc., Ericom Software, Inc. and more.
  • Complimentary Updates: Receive free report updates for one year to keep you informed of the latest market developments.

Why You Should Buy This Report:

  • Detailed Market Analysis: Access a thorough analysis of the Global Desktop Virtualization Market, covering all major geographic regions and market segments.
  • Competitive Insights: Get an overview of the competitive landscape, including the market presence of major players across different geographies.
  • Future Trends and Drivers: Understand the key trends and drivers shaping the future of the Global Desktop Virtualization Market.
  • Actionable Insights: Benefit from actionable insights that can help you identify new revenue opportunities and make strategic business decisions.

Key Questions Answered:

  • How is the Global Desktop Virtualization Market expected to evolve by 2030?
  • What are the main drivers and restraints affecting the market?
  • Which market segments will grow the most over the forecast period?
  • How will market shares for different regions and segments change by 2030?
  • Who are the leading players in the market, and what are their prospects?

Some of the 104 major companies featured in this Desktop Virtualization market report include:

  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Citrix Systems, Inc.
  • Commvault Systems, Inc.
  • DELL Technologies Inc.
  • Ericom Software, Inc.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
  • Hive-IO
  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • IBM Corporation
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • NComputing Co. Ltd.
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Parallels International GmbH
  • Red Hat, Inc.
  • VMware, Inc.
  • Wipro Ltd.

Table of Contents

I. METHODOLOGYMII. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Virtualization, the Concept that Revolutionized Conflict-Free Remote Sharing of IT Resources
  • Here’s Why We Should Prepare for a Virtual Desktop World
  • Remote Desktop Remains Among the Top Priorities for IT Spending Among Businesses: % Share of Business Workplace IT Spending by Category as of the Year 2023
  • Global Economic Update
  • Competition
  • Desktop Virtualization - Global Key Competitors Percentage Market Share in 2024 (E)
  • Competitive Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial for Players Worldwide in 2024 (E)
  • Desktop Virtualization: Overview & Outlook
  • World Brands
  • Recent Market Activity
2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS
  • Forces Changing the Future of Work to Benefit Desktop Virtualization in a Big Way
  • More Number of People Working Remotely Means Need for More Virtual Desktops to Enable Remote Access to Employee Workstations: % Share of Americans Working Remotely for Years 2018 Through 2023
  • What’s the Real Potential for Remote Working? % of Workforce with the Potential & the Work Profile Suitable for Working from Home by Country as of the Year 2023
  • Cloud & App Driven BYOD Era Makes Desktop Virtualization Indispensable
  • It Makes Sound Business Sense to Maximize BYOD & Enterprise Mobility With Flexible & Cost Effective Desktop Virtualization Solutions: Global Opportunity for BYOD & Enterprise Mobility (In US$ Billion) for Years 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027
  • DaaS Gains in Popularity Among SMEs
  • Growing Number of SMEs Encouraged by Startup Innovations & Funding Availability to Benefit Demand for DaaS: Global Number of SMEs (In Million) for Years 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025
  • While Remote Desktop Services Still Remain Popular, Growing Security Issues are Pushing Demand Towards DaaS
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emerges to Improve VDI Management
  • VDI in the Cloud Storms into the Spotlight
  • Healthcare Industry Leverages VDI to Enhance Healthcare Quality and Patient Access
  • Growing Awareness Over the Benefits of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Among Healthcare Organizations to Secure a Sizeable Share of IT Spending on Deployment of the Same: Global Healthcare IT Spending (In US$ Billion) for Years 2021, 2023, 2025 & 2027
  • Security Issues Throw the Spotlight on VDI Security
4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
  • TABLE 1: World Desktop Virtualization Market Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2030
  • TABLE 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Desktop Virtualization by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 3: World Historic Review for Desktop Virtualization by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 4: World 15-Year Perspective for Desktop Virtualization by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 6: World Historic Review for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 7: World 15-Year Perspective for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 9: World Historic Review for Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 10: World 15-Year Perspective for Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 12: World Historic Review for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 15: World Historic Review for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Large Enterprises by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 17: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for SMEs by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 18: World Historic Review for SMEs by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 19: World 15-Year Perspective for SMEs by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for IT & Telecom by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 21: World Historic Review for IT & Telecom by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 22: World 15-Year Perspective for IT & Telecom by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for BFSI by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 24: World Historic Review for BFSI by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 25: World 15-Year Perspective for BFSI by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Supply Chain & Warehouse by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 27: World Historic Review for Supply Chain & Warehouse by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 28: World 15-Year Perspective for Supply Chain & Warehouse by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Education & Entertainment by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 30: World Historic Review for Education & Entertainment by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 31: World 15-Year Perspective for Education & Entertainment by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
  • TABLE 32: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Other Verticals by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2024 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 33: World Historic Review for Other Verticals by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Revenues in US$ Thousand for Years 2015 through 2023 and % CAGR
  • TABLE 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Other Verticals by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Revenues for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2015, 2025 & 2030
III. MARKET ANALYSIS
UNITED STATES
  • Desktop Virtualization Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in the United States for 2025 (E)
CANADA
JAPAN
  • Desktop Virtualization Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Japan for 2025 (E)
CHINA
  • Desktop Virtualization Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in China for 2025 (E)
EUROPE
  • Desktop Virtualization Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Europe for 2025 (E)
FRANCEGERMANYITALYUNITED KINGDOMSPAINRUSSIAREST OF EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
  • Desktop Virtualization Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Asia-Pacific for 2025 (E)
AUSTRALIAINDIASOUTH KOREAREST OF ASIA-PACIFICLATIN AMERICAARGENTINABRAZILMEXICOREST OF LATIN AMERICAMIDDLE EASTIRANISRAELSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATESREST OF MIDDLE EASTAFRICAIV. COMPETITION

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Citrix Systems, Inc.
  • Commvault Systems, Inc.
  • DELL Technologies Inc.
  • Ericom Software, Inc.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
  • Hive-IO
  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • IBM Corporation
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • NComputing Co. Ltd.
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Parallels International GmbH
  • Red Hat, Inc.
  • VMware, Inc.
  • Wipro Ltd.

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