Expected Job Types of Employees That Would Use VDI
What specific types of employees do you view as the initial and/or primary
users of VDI-based desktop environments? (Percent of respondents)
Remote employees / telecommuters
39%
34%
Clerical / data entry
Research and development
39%
31%
18%
31%
34%
Mobile employees (e.g., sales, agents, etc.)
Early and
Planned VDI
Adopters
(N=136)
26%
27%
25%
Call center
Knowledge workers
Offshore employees
14%
Field service technicians
19%
23%
22%
10%
Contractors / temporary employees
10%
7%
Other
Would
Consider
Using VDI
(N=147)
21%
13%
Manufacturing / logistics (“shop floor”)
18%
2%
4%
1%
1%
3%
All of the above
Don’t know
0%
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44%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Source: ESG Research Report: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Market Trends, February 2009.
50%