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VDI market in UK to grow at 12.92 pc CAGR

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DUBLIN, IRELAND: The Virtual Desktop Infrastructure(VDI) market in the UK to grow at a CAGR of 12.92 percent over the period 2012-2016, says the new report of Research and Markets.

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According to the report, one of the major drivers is the increasing adoption of handheld devices for enterprise computing by the enterprises in the UK. Smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices are equipped with sufficient computing capabilities which are enabling the end-users to access the enterprise content using their handheld devices.

Cloud computing and cloud-based application provisioning is finding increased adoption from end-users and enterprises across the globe. Enterprises have realized the benefits associated with cloud computing and are finding increasing adoption. Virtual desktop infrastructure solutions are also being provided over the cloud infrastructure which is cheaper compared to hosting similar solutions in the internal infrastructure.

The services are delivered to the end-users over the internet which is decreasing the capital and operational expenses associated with virtual desktop provisioning.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the rapid evolution of technology across the globe creating the scarcity on the expertise required to efficiently manage the network dynamics. The network administrator must be experienced enough to tackle any problems that are encountered during the execution.

The key vendors dominating this market space are: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and VMware Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are: Desktone Inc., Quest Software Inc. and Redhat Inc.