The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to a distributed workforce model that’s fast becoming the norm. This new workforce model will be here to stay: In fact, nearly 75 percent of CFOs plan to shift some employees to remote work permanently.

Virtual desktops and apps can help boost employee experience across devices and apps, wherever employees are working. But traditional on-premises VDI solutions pre-date the widespread use of cloud, and IT teams are struggling to provide distributed workforces with the fast, reliable access to both legacy and modern apps they need to stay productive. On-premises deployments and management alone can stifle capacity and the ability to deliver resources to the people who need them, when they need them.