Founded in 1999, AppSense is a technology provider specialising in ‘User Environment Management’ (UEM) solutions for enterprise organisations.  UEM is a complete solution for managing the user experience across combinations of application delivery mechanisms, user types and site locations.  Based on extensive experience in server based computing, AppSense has expanded its reach into the desktop virtualisation space.  AppSense partners include Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Wyse, Symantec, CSC, IBM, Dell, EDS and HP.

Whether desktops are delivered locally, published, streamed or virtualised – or combinations thereof – UEM ensures tailored policy is applied and personalisation settings are persisted.  AppSense technology is used around the world to accelerate user migration to virtual environments, manage policy, provide personal and predictable working environments to users, and leverage investments in desktop delivery technologies.  AppSense is a Global Citrix Solution Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Solution Partner and member of the VMware Technical Alliance Program. 

UEM in Virtual Desktop Environments

MIGRATING USERS TO VIRTUAL DESKTOPS
Accelerate and simplify the migration of users from physical to virtual desktops through abstraction and central storage of user settings.  UEM ensures that the user receives a seamless experience as they are migrated, ensuring high user adoption and low support costs post migration.

PERSONALISING STANDARDISED DESKTOPS
Standardisation of desktops reduces management costs, increases business agility and minimizes storage requirements.  UEM applies personalisation data to standard desktop on-access, ensuring the user experiences a personal environment from a low-cost standard virtual image.

DYNAMIC DESKTOP ASSEMBLY
UEM participates in the desktop assembly process by dynamically applying computer level and user settings as the desktop is created. This ensures the user receives a consistent personal experience despite their desktop being ‘constructed’ using various delivery mechanisms and technologies.

UEM in Server-Based Computing Environments

ENTERPRISE PROFILE MANAGEMENT
Enables administrators to provide a consistent, yet contextual experience for end users by delivering the security and performance benefits offered by mandatory profiles along with the flexibility offered by roaming profiles.

APPLICATION ENTITLEMENT
The use of unauthorised software is a primary factor in destabilising user environments. Unauthorised applications are prevented from executing without high maintenance lists or scripts.

RESOURCE ENTITLEMENT
Ensuring applications are responsive to user actions is key to user adoption.  Server resources such as CPU, Memory and Disk are utilised and assigned to users and applications according to defined business rules, maximizing ‘users-per-box’ by up to 40% and ensuring high quality of service.

Comunet is a Certified Solution Partner and has a great deal of experience advising, developing and implementing systems which incorporate AppSense technology.