Indian DaaS Market 2022-2028

Indian DaaS Market 2022-2028

Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) is the desktop virtualization service hosted on the cloud in which, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is outsourced to a third-party service provider along with all the responsibilities of maintaining upgrades, storage, security, and data backup. The increasing proliferation of endpoint devices coupled with the rising adoption of the cloud and the consumerization of IT has made the management of desktops more complicated than ever before. DaaS offers an efficient solution for the companies preferring cloud-based solutions over conventional solutions, which, in turn, has increased the adoption of DaaS solutions, among enterprises. The benefits offered by DaaS include easier patch management and software updates, quicker new user account provisioning, better disaster planning and recovery, and improved application and data security.

According to the OMR Analysis, the Indian DaaS market is estimated to exhibit a CAGR of 17.3% during the forecast period (2022-2028). The market growth is attributed to the increasing adoption of cloud-based services among small to medium-sized enterprises, especially in the finance and insurance industry. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are obliged to adopt remote working for most of their employees, hence it bolstered the demand for cloud services across industries, including small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

The Indian DaaS market is segmented based on desktop type, cloud server type, and model. Based on desktop type, the market is bifurcated into persistent DaaS and non-persistent DaaS. Persistent DaaS held a dominant share. The dominant share is attributed to the increasing demand for persistent DaaS as these solutions offer customization and personalization. Persistent DaaS makes application delivery more flexible and hence, is adopted preferably. The demand for persistent desktops is increasing significantly and the segment is estimated to grow at the highest growth rate of 17.6% during the forecast period owing to the increasing trend of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).

Based on the cloud server, the market is segmented into private cloud servers, public cloud servers, and hybrid cloud servers. Hybrid cloud servers dominated the market and is further estimated to grow at a CAGR of 17.2% during the forecast period. Hybrid cloud is widely adopted owing to the fact that it enables storage of legacy information or backup of data to be stored for the long term. Further, hybrid cloud can transform conventional IT infrastructure to service model with enhanced flexibility, decreased operational tasks with the assistance of automated administrative tasks, self-service infrastructure access, and applications, and optimal utilization of IT resources. Owing to these, the adoption of this server model is gaining more traction across various industry verticals.

The Indian DaaS market based on model type is segmented into desktop virtualization, application virtualization, presentation virtualization, and others such as personal and pooled desktops. Among these, desktop virtualization is estimated to dominate the market during the forecast period. Numerous verticals including security, education, healthcare, government, retail, and supply chain management, among others are benefitting from desktop virtualization. For instance, the deployment of desktop virtualization in healthcare assists in improving the security of the patients’ data and also cut down on the login times so the doctors/clinicians could focus more on the patients. Virtualizing desktops allows clinicians to access desktops and their applications from multiple devices. The fast patient care and reduction in login times are the primary factors for the increasing integration of virtual desktop infrastructure in healthcare.

Further, the prominent players operating in the Indian DaaS market include, Cisco Systems, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., AWS, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., and VMware, Inc. These players continuously contribute to the market by adopting several growth strategies such as mergers and acquisitions, new product launches, partnerships, and collaborations, among others. These companies are providing DaaS services that streamline desktop management, provide fast, easy, and secure access to data, and leverage productivity. For instance, Cisco desktop and application virtualization solutions are built with partner solutions, such as Citrix XenDesktop and VMware Horizon. In addition, in September 2021, VMware, Inc. declared the enhancement in personal desktop virtualization with its workstation 15 and Fusion 11; this enhancement includes user interface improvements and new developer-oriented controls, which will aid the company to further grow and enhance its business opportunities.