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Healthcare Virtual Desktop Deployments On the Rise

A recent survey found that the healthcare industry stands to gain more from virtual desktop deployments than any other vertical.

Healthcare virtual desktop deployments are on the rise.

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By Elizabeth O'Dowd

- Healthcare virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is steadily rising in popularity because of its centralized management and cost reduction.

The interest in VDI has grown significantly in the past several years. According to a report by Login VSI, the number of IT professionals interested in or already utilizing some kind of desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) has increased from 18 percent to 55 percent over the past two years.

The survey polled over 500 IT professionals, the vast majority in technical positions such as engineers, administrators, or architects.