<s>
User	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
refers	O
to	O
the	O
independent	O
management	O
of	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
decouples	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
profile	O
,	O
settings	O
and	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
stores	O
this	O
information	O
into	O
a	O
centralized	O
data	O
share	O
either	O
in	O
the	O
data	O
center	O
or	O
cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
solutions	O
provide	O
consistent	O
and	O
seamless	O
working	O
environments	O
across	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
application	O
delivery	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
user	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
is	O
most	O
closely	O
associated	O
with	O
desktop	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
this	O
technology	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
user	O
profiles	O
on	O
physical	O
desktops	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
currently	O
used	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
expands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
devices	O
by	O
workers	O
to	O
perform	O
their	O
jobs	O
escalates	O
,	O
user	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
can	O
support	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
follow-me	O
"	O
identity	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
workspace	O
without	O
being	O
tied	O
into	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
device	O
or	O
a	O
single	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
virtualized	O
desktop	O
environments	O
,	O
user	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
represents	O
a	O
fundamental	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
corporate	O
desktop	O
is	O
constructed	O
,	O
delivered	O
and	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
’s	O
personality	O
is	O
decoupled	O
from	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
managed	O
independently	O
and	O
applied	O
into	O
a	O
desktop	O
as	O
needed	O
without	O
scripting	B-Language
,	O
group	O
policies	O
or	O
use	O
of	O
user	O
profiles	O
–	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
desktop	O
is	O
being	O
delivered	O
(	O
physical	O
,	O
virtual	O
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
server	B-Application
based	O
computing	O
environments	O
,	O
user	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
enables	O
IT	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
shared	O
environment	O
,	O
optimize	O
infrastructure	O
needs	O
and	O
ensure	O
an	O
optimal	O
experience	O
for	O
their	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
application	O
entitlement	O
,	O
unauthorized	O
applications	B-Application
are	O
blocked	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
complex	O
scripts	O
or	O
high-maintenance	O
lists	O
,	O
providing	O
protection	O
from	O
unknown	O
executables	O
and	O
ensuring	O
compliance	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Policy	O
also	O
ensures	O
a	O
user	O
session	O
remains	O
compliant	O
by	O
controlling	O
application	O
access	O
,	O
locking	O
down	O
or	O
removing	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
application	O
functions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
self-healing	O
essential	O
files	O
,	O
folders	O
,	O
processes	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
registry	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
