Managed virtual machine deployment

A system, comprising:

• a computing device;
• a storage device storing a plurality of computer instructions executable by the computing device, wherein the plurality of computer instructions cause the computing device to at least:
• obtain a request to access an application on behalf of a user, the request being obtained from a client device associated with the user;
• determine that the client device is required to execute a virtual machine that executes the application based at least in part on a compliance rule or a comparison of a plurality of compatible operating systems for the application with a host operating system being executed on the client device, the compliance rule indicating that a particular user of the client device is required to execute the virtual machine with the application;
• identify that the virtual machine is not installed in the client device;
• determine that a hypervisor associated with the client device is authorized to install the virtual machine;
• cause the virtual machine to be installed in the client device by instructing the hypervisor to retrieve a virtual machine package associated with the virtual machine;
• generate a virtual machine profile for the virtual machine, the virtual machine profile comprising at least one hardware restriction for the virtual machine according to a compliance rule assigned to the client device the at least one hardware restriction prohibiting the virtual machine from accessing a storage device attached to the client device;
• and
• install the virtual machine profile in the client device, wherein installing the virtual machine profile enforces the at least one hardware restriction on the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of computer instructions executable by a computing device, wherein the plurality of computer instructions cause the computing device to at least:

• obtain a request to access an application on behalf of a user, the request being obtained from a client device associated with the user;
• determine that the client device is required to execute a virtual machine that executes the application based at least in part on a compliance rule or a comparison of a plurality of compatible operating systems for the application with a host operating system being executed on the client device, the compliance rule indicating that a particular user of the client device is required to execute the virtual machine with the application;
• identify that the virtual machine is not installed in the client device;
• determine that a hypervisor associated with the client device is authorized to install the virtual machine;
• cause the virtual machine to be installed in the client device by instructing the hypervisor to retrieve a virtual machine package associated with the virtual machine,
• generate a virtual machine profile for the virtual machine, the virtual machine profile comprising at least one hardware restriction for the virtual machine according to a compliance rule assigned to the client device, the at least one hardware restriction prohibiting the virtual machine from accessing a storage device attached to the client device;
• and
• install the virtual machine profile in the client device, wherein installing the virtual machine profile enforces the at least one hardware restriction in the client device.