<s>
Dynamic	B-Protocol
provisioning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
(	O
DPE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
simplified	O
way	O
to	O
explain	O
a	O
complex	O
networked	O
server	O
computing	O
environment	O
where	O
server	O
computing	O
instances	O
or	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
are	O
provisioned	O
(	O
deployed	O
or	O
instantiated	O
)	O
from	O
a	O
centralized	O
administrative	O
console	O
or	O
client	B-Protocol
application	I-Protocol
by	O
the	O
server	B-Application
administrator	I-Application
,	O
network	O
administrator	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
enabled	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
administrator	I-Application
or	O
network	O
administrator	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
parse	O
out	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
provisioning	O
environment	O
to	O
users	O
or	O
accounts	O
in	O
the	O
network	O
environment	O
(	O
end	O
users	O
,	O
organizational	O
units	O
,	O
network	O
accounts	O
,	O
other	O
administrators	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
provisioned	O
servers	O
or	O
VMs	O
can	O
be	O
inside	O
the	O
firewall	B-Application
,	O
outside	O
the	O
firewall	B-Application
,	O
or	O
hosted	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
supporting	O
pool	O
of	O
networked	O
server	O
computing	O
resources	O
is	O
defined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
client	O
or	O
desktop	O
application	O
,	O
any	O
administrator	O
or	O
designated	O
end	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
easily	O
instantiate	O
a	O
server	O
instance	O
or	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
(	O
VM	O
)	O
instance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
defining	O
the	O
server	O
or	O
VM	O
to	O
instantiate	O
the	O
client	B-Protocol
application	I-Protocol
gives	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
or	O
administrator	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
applications	O
that	O
will	O
run	O
within	O
the	O
server	O
instance	O
to	O
be	O
provisioned	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desktop	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
provisioning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
(	O
desktop	O
DPE	O
)	O
or	O
client	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
provisioning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
(	O
client	O
DPE	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
scenario	O
where	O
a	O
DPE	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
provision	O
client	O
computing	O
or	O
desktop	O
computing	O
instances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	O
of	O
DPE	O
(	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
provisioning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
)	O
:	O
First	O
documented	O
in	O
2007	O
;	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dynamic	B-Protocol
provisioning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
(	O
DPE	O
)	O
is	O
flexible	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
defined	O
as	O
supporting	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
heterogeneous	O
applications	O
,	O
defined	O
as	O
supporting	O
a	O
single	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
could	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
an	O
appliance	O
model	O
to	O
deploy	O
a	O
discrete	O
application	O
customized	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
usage	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
perspective	O
,	O
a	O
DPE	O
server	O
infrastructure	O
can	O
exist	O
on	O
one	O
server	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
homogeneous	O
server	O
infrastructure	O
)	O
or	O
exist	O
as	O
on	O
a	O
defined	O
set	O
of	O
servers	O
with	O
different	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
heterogeneous	O
server	O
infrastructure	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
instances	O
or	O
VMs	O
provisioned	O
by	O
the	O
DPE	O
could	O
be	O
one	O
specific	O
server	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
or	O
multiple	O
server	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Would	O
commonly	O
include	O
,	O
servers	O
or	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
server	I-General_Concept
instances	O
,	O
directory	O
server	O
,	O
network	O
connectivity( 	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
management	O
layer	O
,	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
management	O
tools	O
,	O
server	O
provisioning	O
tools	O
,	O
client	B-Protocol
application	I-Protocol
,	O
client	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
