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INDUSTRY REPORT

The Desktop Market in 2027: Three Futures for Your Renewal

Your next VDI contract could run into 2029. By 2027, cloud desktops are forecast to be financially viable for 95% of workers, and device costs are climbing. 

No forecast can tell you which future arrives. This report lays out three scenarios for the desktop market and five questions to ask before you sign, so you can test whether your current model still earns its place. 

95 %

of the workforce forecast to be a financially viable fit for cloud desktops by 2027, up from 40% in 2019

20 %

lower run-based infrastructure costs for the organisations best placed to capture value from their technology 

17 %

forecast rise in PC average selling prices in 2026

A better desktop decision isn't just about what you spend. It's about what your IT team gets back.

If we had to do it all manually, that would probably be a full-time role. Nerdio frees me up to work on other strategic projects." 

Jimmy Fulcher

Solution Specialist, Findex

Who this report is for

  • CIOs and IT directors deciding whether their VDI strategy still makes sense for the next three-year term

  • Heads of IT operations and infrastructure looking to reduce the overhead of running legacy VDI  

  • Heads of EUC and modern workplace planning how to modernise without disrupting users

  • EUC, VDI and cloud engineers who want to show how much time legacy VDI really takes to run

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