There is a lot of marketing, hype and FUD (Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt) thrown around in the EUC (End User Computing) space. So I'm always grateful for true survey results to see the true trends in the industry. So, let's have a look!

You can register for and download the report here: https://vdilikeapro.com/announcing-the-state-of-euc-2019/

My friends Mark Plettenberg, Ruben Spruijt and Christiaan Brinkhoff have compiled this 73-page report that speaks the truth about the trends in VDI and EUC in general. Worldwide, just under 600 people turned in surveys which the team decoded and compared to previous years. Here are some of my personal favorite highlights.

Highlights of the 2019 State of the Union

  • Healthcare continues to be the largest business vertical staying on-premises for EUC.
  • Age of environments is interesting – VDI environments are often exceeding 5 years without significant updates. New designs had been declining but saw an uptick this year.
  • Citrix still dominates the VDI market but decreased by 7% to just over 50% of survey responses this year.
  • Nearly 22% are still using Windows 7
  • FSLogix use increased by about 2% – note that this was probably before people really knew they can get it for free now… But Citrix UPM is still the most popular choice.
  • PVS is still popular for imaging though usage is declining. MCS is almost neck-and-neck with PVS.
  • 39% of respondents were from North America with 50 overall countries represented.
  • The majority of companies have between 1,000 and 4,999 users
  • An overwhelming percentage (76%) are still using On-Premises Server Based Computing (RDSH or Multi-Session OS) – this only decreased by 2%.
  • VMware vSphere is still over 50% of the market, however, the big note I took from it was that Citrix, Microsoft and Nutanix Hypervisors are all increasing while VMware is decreasing. KVM (driven mostly by Nutanix) is up significantly this year.
  • More and more people continue to think of VDI as stateless or non-persistent.
  • 5.6% of respondents say they use Citrix EdgeSight for monitoring. If that doesn't shock you, it's overall position on the chart will. Not bad for being dead for nearly a decade.

I could go on- but honestly, I think you should download the guide and compare your results!