<s>
User	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
also	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
UEM	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
user	O
's	O
experience	O
within	O
their	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
typically	O
includes	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
filesystems	B-Application
,	O
printers	O
and	O
applications	O
they	O
should	O
and	O
should	O
n't	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
form	O
an	O
attachment	O
to	O
their	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
but	O
“	O
their	O
attachment	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
do	O
their	O
jobs	O
today	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
workplace	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
these	O
were	O
networked	O
and	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
enable	O
resources	O
and	O
information	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citrix	B-Application
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
the	O
desktop	O
environment	O
centrally	O
and	O
publish	O
it	O
to	O
remote	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
some	O
of	O
this	O
technology	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
terminal	B-Device
server	I-Device
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtualization	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
evolved	O
from	O
the	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
,	O
initially	O
into	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
servers	O
and	O
now	O
enables	O
virtualized	O
desktop	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
largely	O
led	O
by	O
VMware	O
and	O
Citrix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
technology	O
,	O
application	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
,	O
offers	O
an	O
alternative	O
method	O
for	O
delivering	O
applications	O
to	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softricity	O
was	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
this	O
technology	O
before	O
being	O
purchased	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
who	O
took	O
the	O
solution	O
to	O
market	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
Application	B-Operating_System
Virtualization	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IT	O
administrator	O
now	O
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
when	O
delivering	O
a	O
desktop	O
and	O
applications	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
;	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
virtual	B-Application
desktops	I-Application
,	O
terminal	B-Device
servers	I-Device
,	O
application	B-Operating_System
virtualization	I-Operating_System
,	O
application	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
“	O
The	O
nature	O
of	O
pooling	O
or	O
sharing	O
desktops	O
means	O
that	O
each	O
user	O
does	O
not	O
always	O
log	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
virtual	B-Application
desktop	I-Application
each	O
time	O
they	O
log	O
in	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
organizations	O
need	O
to	O
properly	O
plan	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
musical	O
chairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
absolutely	O
critical	O
when	O
using	O
pooled	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
sometimes	O
called	O
dynamic	O
pools	O
)	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
deploying	O
applications	O
and	O
settings	O
to	O
users	O
that	O
is	O
fast	O
,	O
robust	O
and	O
automated.	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
from	O
this	O
growing	O
requirement	O
that	O
user	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
solution	O
which	O
enables	O
corporate	O
policy	O
and	O
user	O
preference	O
data	O
,	O
the	O
‘	O
user	O
personality’	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
abstracted	O
from	O
the	O
delivered	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
applications	O
and	O
centrally	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
personality	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
delivery	O
mechanisms	O
an	O
organization	O
uses	O
‘	O
on-demand	O
’	O
,	O
enabling	O
dynamic	O
personalization	O
of	O
provisioned	O
desktops	O
and	O
easier	O
migration	O
of	O
users	O
to	O
newer	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	B-Application
desktops	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
Citrix	B-Application
,	O
VMware	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
delivery	O
methods	O
,	O
including	O
virtual	O
,	O
provisioned	O
,	O
streamed	O
and	O
published	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
extensive	O
nature	O
of	O
user	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
solutions	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
which	O
address	O
only	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
solution	O
such	O
as	O
Group	O
Policy	O
Preferences	O
,	O
and	O
DesktopAuthority	O
(	O
Dell	O
)	O
for	O
policy	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
companies	O
offer	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
and	O
complete	O
user	B-Application
environment	I-Application
management	I-Application
solution	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
solutions	O
work	O
across	O
multiple	O
Windows	O
workspaces	B-Application
including	O
physical	O
,	O
virtual	O
,	O
and	O
cloud	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advantage	O
to	O
cross	O
environment	O
support	O
is	O
having	O
a	O
singular	O
User	O
Environment	O
that	O
works	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
your	O
Windows	O
workspaces	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
helps	O
onboard	O
users	O
from	O
one	O
workspace	B-Application
to	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
some	O
even	O
across	O
Windows	O
OS	O
version	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vendors	O
that	O
support	O
this	O
comprehensive	O
User	O
Environment	O
view	O
include	O
Ivanti	B-Protocol
and	O
Liquidware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
should	O
also	O
be	O
noted	O
that	O
both	O
VMware	O
and	O
Citrix	B-Application
have	O
basic	O
tools	O
that	O
are	O
mainly	O
available	O
within	O
their	O
workspace	B-Application
offerings	O
and	O
are	O
generally	O
siloed	O
for	O
use	O
only	O
within	O
those	O
specific	O
workspaces	B-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
