Tackling Security and Compliance with Desktop Virtualization

Protect your applications and data and comply with privacy regulations by adopting desktop virtualization. Similar to server virtualization, desktop virtualization enables running and storing your personal desktop or laptop environment on a remote and centralized server, and enables access to your resources through a corporate network or the Internet.

Desktop virtualization can help you secure user applications and address compliance requirements by:

• Virtualizing desktops in the data center ― Host your user desktop images in the data center so that theft or loss of the laptop or mobile device does not expose applications and data to unauthorized access
• Creating hardened templates ― Maintain and link master images to customized desktop and laptop images to push out new security patch and policy changes with a simple image configuration update
• Locking down or managing access to USB ports ― Prevent users from copying data to USB memory or other portable devices more easily across virtual systems
• Preventing malicious downloads ― Monitor system changes more efficiently and quickly revert an offending virtual system to its previous, secure state
• Backing up virtual desktops ― Back up all server-based virtual user desktops automatically to network-attached or remote storage and recover them quickly when necessary
• Updating security software ― Apply security updates across virtual systems more easily to prevent malware infections
• Centralizing Web and software-as-a-service (SaaS) access ― Enforce a single, secure point of access to the Web and SaaS applications
• Virtualizing your contractors ― Protect confidential data from contractors or temporary employees by giving them a secure virtual desktop on the server to use on their personal devices. This enables you to enforce security measures as necessary

Whether your organization wants to pilot a desktop virtualization initiative or take the plunge entirely, Dell can provide the right solution for your IT environment. Dell offers a complete spectrum of virtual desktop service delivery models to support customers with building and managing an in-house solution.