TechTarget’s SearchVirtualDesktop.com recently published the results of a survey that caught our attention. The survey supports the need for a new approach if desktop virtualization is ever going to realize wide acceptance in enterprise environments.

The survey asked exactly the right questions and identifies key pain points that are preventing desktop virtualization from really taking off. While interest in Desktop Virtualization is growing, the biggest obstacles for adoption are the required hardware and software costs including datacenter upgrades — all areas that our technology “Distributed Desktop Virtualization” addresses quite handily.

Let’s look at cost, which the survey called out as a major barrier to desktop virtualization adoption. Twenty-nine percent of the respondents said that desktop virtualization is too expensive. Also, about 1/4 of the respondents said that the cost of hardware, including the need to upgrade datacenter servers to support a widespread virtual desktop deployment, was a problem.

In addition, nearly a quarter of those asked said that current desktop virtualization products are not mature enough for widespread use. This can be interpreted in any number of ways from “it’s not robust enough for mission-critical, enterprise use” to “the end-user experience is so bad, employees are less productive when forced to use it.”

So, where does Wanova fit in?

Our technology fits squarely in a couple of sweet spots: First, managers get the control they need without the up-front costs since Wanova scales to 1,000 virtual desktop per server. Also, as I mentioned in my previous post, Wanova works with what you already have – servers, network and endpoints. End-users continue to work productively with their existing laptops, desktops and netbooks, as though nothing has changed.

Anyone thinking about desktop virtualization should consider the TechTarget survey results. It raises questions about costs, management, and end-user support. Wanova’s Distributed Desktop Virtualization provides new answers to these important questions.