Government agencies face unique desktop and application management challenges. Agencies support large and diverse user populations, maintain unique, mission critical applications, are geographically separated, and must comply with unique policies and procedures.
Difficult for Agencies to Maintain Operational Flexibility
To address these challenges government agencies are mandating solutions such as the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC), developing new strategies to meet telework goals, migrating to new operating systems and working to ensure continuity of operations.
InstallFree Helps Agencies in Four Important Areas
1. Desktop Standardization, Centralization, & Compliance
Many agencies are standardizing on a single desktop configuration to simplify management and improve security. Agencies are also centralizing desktops in the data center using server-based or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions. InstallFree extends the benefits of these approaches by allowing:
- Applications to run on lock-down desktops without being installed, helping agencies reduce the number of OS images and better standardize those images
- Agencies to consolidate several versions of the application on a terminal sever, lowering hardware and operational costs
- Agencies to simplify the virtual OS image in VDI environments, for esier management and reduction of storage costs
2. Tele-work, Mobile Computing & Guest Users
As government agencies focus on telework goals, enabling flexible computing and hosting subcontractors or other government agencies in their IT environment, traditional IT tools are straining to adapt. InstallFree's unique approach to virtualization allows for maximum flexibility in deploying applications and desktops.
- Applications can be deployed to run locally on either managed or unmanaged systems (home user, contractor, Kiosk, etc.) without installation or need for administrative privileges
- Applications and virtual desktops can be updated, patched, provisioned or de-provisioned through a central management console authenticated by Active Directory
- Granular policy on a per-application basis can be applied controlling what the user is permitted to do with that application
- Multiple users can share a single desktop, application or virtual desktops can follow users across physical desktops without the need to install applications on each system
3. Application and Operating System Migration
Instead of struggling to migrate to new operating systems, government and commercial applications, InstallFree provides an approach unique in the industry.
- Multiple versions of an application can be run on the same desktop without conflict, installation or need for administrative privileges
- Application virtualization can be implemented without modifying existing infrastructure, virtualized once and run on many Windows operating systems, including; XP, Vista and Windows 7
- Virtual applications and desktops can be patched centrally without modifying the underlying operating system
4. Continuity of Operations and Disaster Recovery
InstallFree's architecture easily provides robust continuity of operations for user applications.
- In the event of a site failure, InstallFree virtual applications can be provided to users online from an alternative site, or offline by USB,, CD or other removable media
- In the event of a PC or laptop failure, simply replace the hardware and dynamically stream user applications from the file share, eliminating the need to install and configure applications
Save $$$ Already Being Spent
When you add up the money already being spent on work-arounds, you will be surprised. You can fund the purchase of InstallFree, which eliminates these work-arounds by providing a real end-to-end solution with the power to do so much more.
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