Real-time, interactive measurement techniques for desktop virtualization

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying computer software, the computer software being executable by a server system and causing the server system to execute a method comprising:

• receiving, from the client device configured to remotely access a desktop hosted by the server system, user input directed to the desktop;
• identifying a desktop operation to be performed in response to the user input, the identifying being performed without relying on preconfigured information that indicates what the desktop operation should be;
• determining when the desktop operation has completed;
• upon completion of the desktop operation, adding one or more markers to the desktop;
• and
• transmitting, to the client device, an image of the desktop that includes the one or more markers, thereby signaling the completion of the desktop operation to the client device.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a client device, user input corresponding to a desktop operation to be performed with respect to the desktop hosted on a server system;
• writing, by the client device, a first log entry identifying the user input and a time at which the user input was received;
• transmitting, by the client device, the user input to the server system;
• receiving, by the client device from the server system, an image of the desktop that includes one or more markers, wherein the one or more markers indicate completion of the desktop operation;
• and
• writing, by the client device, a second log entry identifying the user input and a time at which the image of the desktop was received.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying computer software, the computer software being executable by a client device and causing the client device to execute a method comprising:

• receiving user input corresponding to a desktop operation to be performed with respect to a desktop hosted on a server system;
• writing a first log entry identifying the user input and a time at which the user input was received;
• transmitting the user input to the server system;
• receiving, from the server system, an image of the desktop that includes one or more markers, wherein the one or more markers indicate completion of the desktop operation;
• and
• writing, by the client device, a second log entry identifying the user input and a time at which the image of the desktop was received.