Where various forms of VDI have specific uses, they should be leveraged for different use cases. Some platforms are expanding their hybrid management capabilities, while others will still require separate portals (see Figure 16). Hybrid Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) This graphic shows the maturity, business value, example use cases, and sample vendors for hybrid virtual desktop infrastructure and provides a definition, maturity rationale, and business value rationale for this technology.

Figure 20 On-Premises Virtual Desktop Infrastructure On-premises VDI is by far the most deployed version of desktop virtualization. The existing footprint spans industries from healthcare to retail, financial services, and manufacturing. However, on-premises VDI has high implementation and maintenance costs and creates an adverse UX if the organization doesn’t invest in all elements of the VDI stack, such as hypervisor, broker connections, storage, and more.

For infrastructure leaders who have not started a migration to Windows 11 or are looking at alternatives for a desktop replacement, the virtualization options are a good alternative. Our 2025 data shows that over half of technology decision-makers are adopting each VDI in a public/private cloud, DaaS or cloud-hosted VDI managed by a service, and VDI hosted on-prem.

Unlike a traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), which provides a full, persistent virtual machine, a CDE is typically ephemeral. A developer starts a fresh, clean workspace from a predefined template for each new task and disposes of it when finished. CDEs are managed through “environment as code” using configuration files like Dev Container, devfile, and nix.

The following reports can help your organization effectively benchmark and improve digital workplace experiences: VDI And DaaS RFP Template. This report provides a practical RFP template for sourcing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) solutions. Procurement teams can use this resource to streamline vendor selection and prioritize features that support digital workplace goals. Take Your Intranet And Internal Communications Success Metrics To The Next Level.

The virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market continues to transform, driven by key vendor changes and customer migrations. Increasingly, cloud VDI and desktop as a service (DaaS) shape customer roadmaps, but new end-user computing (EUC) technologies like Zero Trust network access and enterprise browsers create more options for VDI customers. This report reviews the market and key decision points for customers in charting their future with the VDI market.

More advanced offerings tend to focus on help desk automation, device lifecycle, or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) management. While customers can choose to outsource discrete services, GSIs often help customers outsource the entire digital workplace. As a professional consulting service. Digital workplace advisory services are growing as customers seek to transform and position themselves for future success.

The team is using DEX data to not only remediate end user issues but also reduce costs by optimizing device refresh processes and virtual desktop infrastructure environments. Insights: qualitative and quantitative data to guide investments. Data is the compass that guides any digital workplace strategy. It exposes pressing experience challenges, benchmarks current state, and influences future investments.

For example, more than half of infrastructure hardware decision-makers noted that their organization was adopting bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs for smartphones, and a sizable number noted similar programs for devices like PCs and Macs. Others are facilitating the move to hybrid work by investing in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), remote PC access and control, and end-user experience management tools.

Nexthink’s roadmap focuses on embedding AI across the entire platform through Nexthink.ai, continued DAP integration, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) monitoring enhancements, and a dedicated compliance module. Nexthink excels at transforming complex datasets into insights that are easy for administrators to consume and act upon.