Given the success of server virtualization, many IT professionals expected desktop virtualization to take off just as quickly. But server virtualization has proven to be a tough act for its desktop counterpart to follow. In fact, VDI adoption rates remain at 0%, despite the trendiness, maturity, and capabilities of this technology.

In this video, desktop virtualization expert and blogger Brian Madden explains how VDI fits into the broader desktop virtualization landscape and examines the reasons why this IT model has fallen short of expectations. Find out why desktop virtualization is much more difficult to deploy than server virtualization and discover what's in store for the enterprise desktop.