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What’s Changing
Why VDI Decisions Feel Harder Right Now
Virtual desktop strategy has shifted from infrastructure builds to long-term operating models. Most organizations revisit VDI due to renewal pressure, licensing changes, data center exits, or operational fatigue.
- Citrix or Horizon renewal pressure
- Data center exit or hardware refresh avoidance
- Licensing changes or cost volatility
- Teams that are tired of owning ongoing VDI complexity
Projected DaaS market by 2029 (from $4.3B in 2025)
of workers viable for virtual desktops by 2027
What’s Inside This eGuide?
Everything You Need to Make the Right VDI Decision
This guide helps IT leaders move from platform debate to decision clarity. It walks readers through how to identify the forcing event, define the primary constraint, shortlist realistic options, and validate them through a short pilot.
Inside, you’ll get:
- A decision tree for narrowing platform options
- Outcome-based evaluation criteria
- Profiles for AVD, AVD + Nerdio, Windows 365, Citrix, Citrix Cloud on Azure, and Omnissa Horizon
- Guidance on pilot planning and baseline cost modeling
- A framework for clarifying who owns day-2 operations after deployment
A Better Way to Decide
Stop Comparing Features. Start Scoring Outcomes.
The best VDI platform is not the one with the most features. It’s the one that delivers the strongest results for your organization’s priorities.
- Speed to deploy and repeatability
- Day-2 operational simplicity
- Cost predictability and control
- User experience under real conditions
- Security and identity alignment
- Migration and transition risk
saved per user per day with optimized virtual desktop environments
reduction in Azure infrastructure costs with optimized VDI operations
ROI achieved over 3 years with modern VDI platforms
Test Before You Commit
Validate Your Decision with Real Data
A successful pilot doesn’t prove that a platform works. It establishes a baseline for cost, experience, and operational effort so your decision is based on measurable outcomes.
- Representative user groups (task, knowledge, power users)
- Real-world usage over a defined timeframe
- Baseline cost per user and per month
- Clear success criteria tied to business outcomes
- Documented tradeoffs and operational effort
Who Should Read This?
Built for IT Leaders Making Strategic VDI Decisions
- CIOs and IT Directors evaluating VDI strategy
- Cloud and infrastructure leaders planning Azure transitions
- EUC and VDI teams navigating renewals or migrations
- Security leaders focused on governance and compliance
- Organizations comparing AVD, W365, Citrix, and Horizon
Our Approach
From Evaluation to Long-Term Success
eGroup helps organizations make confident VDI decisions by aligning platform selection to real-world operating models, not just features.
- Identify forcing events and constraints
- Build a realistic two-platform shortlist
- Design and execute pilot programs
- Establish cost and experience baselines
- Support deployment and day-2 operations
