This IDC study presents a five-year forecast for the worldwide virtual client computing software market for 2024–2028."IDC forecasts strong growth in client virtualization over the next five years, particularly as organizations adapt to an era of talent shortages and AI-based digital operations," said Shannon Kalvar, research director, IT Service Management and Client Virtualization, IDC. "This will accompany a marked shift in the nature of our interactions with digital environments, although what those may really be remain to be determined."
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IDC Market Forecast Figure
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Consider the Approaching AI Shift in the Endpoint Context
Empower and Automate Managed Service Providers
Assist with the Talent Strategy
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Digital-First Enterprises
DaaS as "Employee as a Service"
Trifold Market Structure
Inhibitors
Operational Resource Restraints
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Methodology
Historical and Forecast Market Values and Exchange Rates