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Most of the SMB are turning to desktop virtualization to help rein in skyrocketing IT costs. Desktop virtualization environments offer a variety of cost savings that have an impact well beyond the IT department to every aspect of the entire business. In this reference few ways that desktop virtualization helps businesses keep costs down:-

Inferior Computer Hardware Costs: Even though costs have come down over the years, a fully-loaded PC with a speedy processor, CD burner, flat screen LCD monitor and USB keyboard and mouse still constitute a hefty investment for any business.  For companies that employ desktop virtualization, however, costs are minimized with the purchase on thin clients. 

PC with less of everything' and the description is perfect.  Unlike desktop PCs, thin clients only need to have the mechanics necessary to load the virtual desktop image from the server-no expensive hard drives or super-powerful (and super-costly) processors needed.

Compact Operating Costs:  Look at your average office space and what do you see?  A PC, monitor, optical mouse, keyboard-maybe an uninterruptible power supply or a surge protector and even an external hard drive to access additional file storage.  Not only does this arrangement take up a lot of office real estate; it also takes a lot of electricity to power the entire setup. 

Multiply this setup times the number of people in your small- to medium-sized business and you can see how the costs begin really adding up.  Thankfully, desktop virtualization makes use of more efficient thin clients that require less power and have a smaller footprint in addition to costing less to purchase and maintain.

Decreased IT Support Costs:  Because desktop virtualization reduces the numbers of different computers that are needed, and instead uses standardized thin clients, support costs also decrease.  This standardization allows for more efficient support and easier management of day-to-day computer and network maintenance tasks.  Imagine how the work load decreases when you can perform backups and antivirus updates once at the server level, rather than hundreds of times on individual desktops!

The reduction in hardware costs, increase in IT support efficiency, and decrease in operating costs make a desktop virtualization solution an attractive option for businesses of any size.