Citrix, VMware Assess the Future of Desktop Virtualization

This week both Citrix (CTXS) and VMware (VMW) independently outlined a future of desktop virtualization that relies heavily on the cloud to simplify the deployment and ongoing management of the virtual desktop.At the Citrix Synergy 2015 conference Citrix announced a public beta program for Citrix Workspace Cloud, an implementation of its desktop virtualization software that relies on a control plane hosted in the cloud to create modules consisting of everything from specific types of desktops to entire sets of services that can be provisioned to an end user via a few clicks of a button. Citrix Workspace Cloud is scheduled to be generally available in the third quarter.