Case Study: Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd achieves streamlined, secure virtual desktop management with AppSense DesktopNow

AppSense technology supports desktop virtualization at Swiss Re

Swiss Re, a global reinsurance leader with over 11,000 employees, set out to roll out virtual desktops across its international offices while managing a complex portfolio of 500+ applications, high levels of user personalization and strict security and data-protection requirements. The IT team needed a “stateless” architecture to decouple OS, applications and user settings so desktops could be managed centrally and updated rapidly without disrupting users.

Swiss Re implemented AppSense DesktopNow alongside Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp and Microsoft App‑V to centralize user profiles, enforce access policies and stream applications. The result was consistent personalization across delivery methods, faster logins and better VDI performance, automated security controls (including blocking unauthorized apps), simplified upgrades and reduced administrative overhead—enabling seamless user mobility and easier future expansion of desktop management.

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd

Blake Sweet

Vice President Global IT