The Intersection of Desktop Virtualization and BYOD

Managing employee-owned devices has become a necessary task for many companies. Virtual desktop infrastructure can bring control back to the data center and support a stronger BYOD policy.

For many users, the ready availability and power of modern consumer mobile devices has caused a shift from laptops and desktops to smartphones and tablets as preferred methods of working. Many corporate IT departments have struggled to match the rate of change in consumer IT. Bring your own device (BYOD) policies can return control to IT, allowing staff to use devices that do not belong to the company—but under IT rules and supervision. Still, IT departments have struggled to find the