idc研究报告quantifyingthebusinessvalueofhorizon7-WHITE.PDFVIP

W H I T E P A P E R M e a s u r i n g t h e B u s i n e s s V a l u e o f V M w a r e H o r i z o n V i e w Sponsored by: VMware Randy Perry Brett Waldman December 2013 E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y An IDC analysis of organizations adopting a centralized virtual desktop (CVD) computing environment (also known as virtual desktop infrastructure [VDI]) with the use of VMware Horizon View shows that investment in the technology can result in significant business value with very high return on investment (ROI) of over 300%. Our analysis yielded the following observations: ? Organizations deploying VMware Horizon View realized annual savings of $665 per supported end user; the savings came from lower device and IT staff support costs compared with organizations using unmanaged PCs. In addition, improved productivity (less downtime) delivered another $381 savings per user. They recovered the cost of their investment after less than eight months of use. ? With companion technologies, VMware Horizon View effectively creates a platform that can address disconnected PCs and mobile and nonstandard devices. This platform can make it easier to embrace the BYOD trend and the consumerization of IT within the enterprise and promote organizational synergy. ? Organizations that maximized the value associated with the adoption of centralized virtual desktops paid attention to and managed the critical aspects of the platform, such as performance, mobile access, and datacenter capacity. M E T H O