Desktop Alternative
Various companies are focusing on desktop virtualization for the most effective utilization of PC resources amid the popularization of smart work. In particular, virtualization is emerging as an attractive cost-saving tool with Microsoft planning to halt its support for the Windows XP operating system. In short, the current change in the IT environment is shifting the concept of a PC from a thing to be owned to something to be shared.
Desktop virtualization is characterized as using PCs in offices on a cloud computing basis. The software and hardware, which may pose a financial burden on the part of companies, are not purchased at a time but the payment is made in proportion to the amount of use. Not only desktop computers, but also smartphones and tablet PCs can be used for work, once programs are downloaded and IDs and passwords are typed in.
This concept has been in place for years in fact, but its popularity is rising rapidly these days because of its advantages associated with cost reduction and information security. With desktop virtualization, the PC repair and maintenance costs can be cut and hardware can be replaced less frequently. In addition, the risk of information leakage and hacking can be better addressed with corporate data managed in an integrated way.
“Companies can shift to Windows 7 or Windows 8 without any application compatibility problem by means of desktop virtualization solutions, and this is why more and more companies are getting interested in this new way of working,” said an industry expert, adding, “Even government organizations and financial institutions are making inquiries to bring in the concept.”