EnglishWill Windows 7 fuel desktop virtualization adoption?
Issues like cost and complexity have prevented desktop virtualization from catching on in Windows shops, but for companies upgrading from Windows XP, the need for new hardware to support Windows 7 could drive interest in virtual desktops.
"When IT shops move to Windows 7, all the legacy desktops need upgrading," said Tony Wilburn, a consultant at Betis Group, an Arlington, Va.-based integrator. When they start comparing the costs of 2,000 new desktops versus the cost of 2,000 virtual machines, that's when everyone will start moving toward virtual desktops," he said.
