VMware

Enterprise Desktop Products

The Assured Computing Environment for the Enterprise

VMware ACE gives security administrators the ability to lock down PC endpoints and protect critical company resources against the risks presented by unmanaged PCs.

With VMware ACE, security administrators package an IT-managed PC within a secured virtual machine and deploy it to an unmanaged physical PC. Once installed, VMware ACE offers complete control of the hardware configuration and networking capabilities of an unmanaged PC, transforming it into an IT-compliant PC endpoint.

VMware ACE is used by security administrators to:

  • Provision secured, IT-managed endpoints on unmanaged PCs
  • Secure confidential data on endpoint PCs
  • Run multiple secure PC environments on a single PC
  • Dramatically lower the cost of business continuity

Control Your Desktops from the Data Center

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) allows companies to host individual desktops inside virtual machines that are running in their data center. Users access these desktops remotely from a PC or a thin client using a remote display protocol. Since applications are managed centrally at the corporate data center, organizations gain better control over their desktops. Installations, upgrades, patches and backups can be done with more confidence without user intervention.

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure lets companies preserve the security level of their corporate network at offsite facilities. Remote users access applications that reside in the corporate data center, where companies can more easily adhere to compliance requirements as well as secure data that is now locked down in the host country data center.

Deliver Full PC Desktop Environments

Unlike other server-based solutions that are limited in their ability to provide a complete desktop experience or are limited to specific architectures, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure includes full PC environments that are familiar to end users and not limited by hardware or location.

Using VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

  • Compliance: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables organizations to move sensitive data normally stored on a PC into the corporate data center to maintain data integrity and meet regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley).
  • Management: Organizations with branch offices, remote workers, or offsite facilities can manage and standardize their desktop environments and applications in the corporate data center, where backups, upgrades, and complete maintenance can be performed from one central location.
  • Disaster Recovery: Complete desktop environments are encapsulated inside VMware virtual machines and maintained in the corporate data center where, in the event of a disaster, they can be instantly recovered and redeployed. Moreover, if one user’s desktop crashes, it will not affect another user’s desktop or application because it’s running in a separate virtual machine.
  • Secure Offshore Locations: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is ideal for offsite facilities used for development, call centers, back order processing, or other transaction-based tasks where confidential information and intellectual property can be securely stored and maintained in the corporate data center.