Venn’s Shapira said DaaS is rolled out selectively in most organizations, with the first to receive it generally the users with the most leverage or visibility. “Executives and other high-priority roles often get access to multiple endpoint options, whether a company-issued device or a personal device with DaaS, because their productivity needs tend to carry more weight,” he said.
Then deployment usually expands to teams handling sensitive data, such as developers working with personally identifiable information (PII), followed by geographically distributed groups or offshore teams that benefit from standardized access. Employment status also factors in. For example, full-time employees are typically covered earlier than contractors, said Shapira.
Users who typically wouldn’t get a DaaS setup include those with requirements for offline capability, those who work in remote locations with unreliable connectivity, any roles with low latency requirements, and users with heavily complex display requirements, said Gartner’s Kumar.
