Irish firms move to desktop virtualisation

Silicon Republic reports.

According to a new Citrix survey, 28% of Irish businesses are deploying desktop virtualisation projects.

The research, completed in December 2011, was commissioned by DataSolutions and carried out with 546 companies in Ireland. Of those interested in desktop virtualisation, 16% said they were looking at an immediate project, with a further 46% saying they had a project planned for 2012.

According to Business & Leadership, one of the big drivers of desktop virtualisation for these Irish businesses continues to be cost, including the associated reduced total cost of ownership and the reduction in Windows 7 migration costs.

DataSolutions said these findings are similar to the results of a similar survey in 2010. This year, however, mobility and the consumerisation of IT are emerging as important motivators for the move to desktop virtualisation.