VDI & Digital Workplace – automated workspace provisioning and software distribution

VDI & Digital Workplace: automated provisioning and software distribution (process infographic) Eight-step process: 1 user and role, 2 Golden Image and VDI profile, 3 create VDI, 4 domain join and UEM enrolment, 5 automated installation of software and policies, 6 ready-to-use workspace, 7 self-service and approval, 8 change, update and return. Platform: sayTRUST VPSC (Post Zero Trust secure access), VDI platform, Matrix42 UEM / Empirum and service catalogue with workflows; delivery to virtual and physical workspaces. Benefits: consistent quality, time savings, security and compliance, reproducibility, cost efficiency. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VDI & Digital Workplace – automated provisioning and software distribution Standardised workspaces. Automatically provisioned. Consistently operated. STANDARDISED Golden Image, profiles andpolicies ensure a defineddesired state. AUTOMATED Provisioning, software,updates and configurationwithout manual intervention. SECURE Hardened images, centralpolicies and controlledaccess. CONTROLLED Self-service, approvals,changes and returns aremanaged. EFFICIENT Less effort, fewer errors,consistent quality. USER & ROLE The user signs in. Roleand group membershipare evaluated. GOLDEN IMAGE &VDI PROFILE The matching Golden Imageand resource profileare selected. CREATE VDI The VDI instance iscreated or assigned. DOMAIN & UEMENROLMENT Domain join andautomatic enrolmentin UEM. SOFTWARE & POLICIESAUTOMATED Approved applications,policies and updates areinstalled automatically. READY-TO-USEWORKSPACE The workspace is readyfor use in its defineddesired state. SELF-SERVICE &APPROVAL Additional software canbe requested and approvedvia workflows. CHANGE, UPDATE &RETURN Changes, updates andreturns are managed anddocumented. SAYTRUST VPSC Post Zero TrustSecure Access VDI PLATFORM Compute | Storage | NetworkHigh availability | Profiles MATRIX42 UEM / EMPIRUM UEM | Software distribution |Patch management | Policies |Inventory SERVICE CATALOGUE &WORKFLOWS Self-service | Approval |Licence management | Return |Reporting VIRTUALWORKSPACES PHYSICALWORKSPACES CONSISTENT QUALITY Every workspace matchesthe defined desired state. TIME SAVINGS Automation significantlyreduces manual effort. SECURITY & COMPLIANCE Policies, updates andaccess are enforcedcentrally. REPRODUCIBILITY Rebuild at any time –always in the sameapproved state. COST EFFICIENCY Fewer errors, less effort,better use of licences.
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Standardised, secure and reproducible workspaces from a defined desired state.

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The solution combines VDI provisioning, centralised software distribution and Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) into one end-to-end process for standardised, secure and reproducible workspaces. An approved and hardened Golden Image forms the technical basis. Depending on the user role, group membership and defined VDI profile, the appropriate virtual workspace is generated from it automatically. The intended applications, configurations, security policies and updates are then deployed automatically.

The result is not a manually maintained individual workstation but a defined desired state that can be reproduced at any time. The Golden Image, resource profile, core applications, approved additional applications, security policies and update level are centrally controlled and documented.

Automated initial provisioning

Automated initial provisioning includes, among other things:

  • selection of the appropriate Golden Image and resource profile,
  • creation or assignment of the VDI instance,
  • joining the domain,
  • enrolment in UEM,
  • automatic installation of approved software packages, policies and updates,
  • reporting of status and errors, and
  • delivery of the workspace in the defined desired state.

Self-service, approvals and licence reclamation

Additional applications can be requested via a self-service and approval process. Depending on the role, licence situation and security requirements, approvals can be single- or multi-stage. Once approved, the software is assigned and installed automatically. Applications that are no longer needed can be withdrawn through the same controlled process, and their licences returned to the available pool.

A unified lifecycle for virtual and physical workspaces

Changes, updates and the rebuilding of a workspace are also managed against the defined desired state. When a VDI is recreated, it again receives the approved Golden Image, the appropriate profile and the intended applications and policies. This reduces dependence on manual individual configurations, and workspace quality remains consistent throughout the entire lifecycle. The same basic UEM process can also be used for physical Windows workstations, so the provisioning and management of virtual and physical end devices can be mapped within one common workplace concept.

Your benefits

Standardised workspaces, significantly less manual administration, controlled software distribution, traceable approval processes and a reproducible IT environment of consistent quality.