Desktop virtualization: Path to pervasive computing in cloud computing era

Virtualization is being widely used now as an emerging trend. Among the applications, using virtualization technology on the desktops (e.g. the PC workstations and laptops) is an important branch. Desktop virtualization has the potential to offer a new, cost efficient paradigm shift to ease the demand for resources while maximizing the return on investment. Combining the potential cost savings with other advantages such as disaster recovery, robustness, scalability and security makes this an attractive computing model to deploy. With the development of cloud computing, virtualized desktop will be the “virtualized” cloud end device to integrate many personalized applications. So, virtualized desktop will be another way to step forward to pervasive computing in cloud computing era.