Desktop virtualization is widely viewed as the Next Big Thing in the virtualization market, but it’s by no means an easy nut to crack. That’s because the challenges of getting virtualization working on the desktop side are far greater than they are on the server, where ROI is seen as low hanging fruit.

Desktop virtualization is also a broad market that includes pre-planning and assessment tools, thin clients, thick clients, zero clients and VDI. Following are 15 vendors from the CRN Virtualization 100 that are grabbing the attention of solution providers in this red hot segment.