Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) represents the future of enterprise desktop computing and brings with it the detachment of OSs and applications from physical endpoints—a compelling trend that promises greater flexibility, scalability, cost savings and security benefits. The movement also represents radical, and possibly painful, changes in market dynamics for providers of endpoint hardware, software and services. Yankee Group analysts Phil Hochmuth and Zeus Kerravala dissect the future of VDI and discuss what the technology has to offer enterprises today.

1. The Virtual Desktop Revolution Phil Hochmuth Senior Analyst, Enterprise Research Zeus Kerravala Senior VP, Enterprise Research © Copyright 2009. Yankee Group Research, Inc. All rights reserved. October 27, 2009 www.yankeegroup.com

3. Evolution of Enterprise Computing

4. Evolution of Enterprise Computing

5. Would you like to be able to use your personal laptop or desktop at work? Poll 1

8. VDI: What it isn’t

11. Mobile, flexible computing options drive user productivity Working from home and from technology such as personal laptops, PCs and software makes workers feel more productive

13. If workers can’t get to their desktops, they’ll bring their data wherever they want to work – somehow

17. Have you ever lost your laptop or had it stolen? Poll 2

22. Virtual desktop deployments today Hypervisor PC1 PC2 PC3 PC1 PC2 PC3

23. VDI in the not-so-distant future Hypervisor PC1 PC2 PC3 Mobile wireless users Teleworker Remote/Branch Office PC1 PC3 WAN/Internet PC2

31. Phil Hochmuth, Senior Analyst, phochmuth@yankeegroup.com Zeus Kerravala, Senior VP, zkerravala@yankeegroup.com Upcoming Yankee Group webinars: Mobile Commerce for the Holidays - November 17, 2009 2010 Predictions - December 15, 2009 Register at www.yankeegroup.com Thank you!