Method to obtain a virtual desktop stored in a cloud storage system, a corresponding cloud broker and cloud desktop agent

1. A method to obtain a virtual desktop comprising a set of user preferences, applications and shortcuts to files that a user desires to access, said virtual desktop being stored in a cloud storage system, said method comprising the steps of:

(A) transferring from a client device of said user to a cloud broker a virtual desktop request comprising at least a user identification, an access type identification, and a client device type identification;

(B) passing said virtual desktop request from said cloud broker to a cloud desktop agent responsible for maintenance of virtual desktops and virtual desktop metadata in said cloud storage system;

(C) selecting by said cloud desktop agent a list of available virtual desktops for said user, said access type, and said client device type based on a comparison of said virtual desktop request with said virtual desktop metadata;

(D) transferring in response to said virtual desktop request from said cloud desktop agent to said cloud broker said list of available virtual desktops; and

(E) forwarding said list of available virtual desktops from said cloud broker to said client device to enable said user to select a virtual desktop to be opened.

2. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , said method further comprising the step of transferring user credentials of said user from said client device to said cloud broker, authenticating said user at said cloud broker, and executing said steps B, C and D only after successful authentication.

3. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , wherein said virtual desktop request further comprises a location identification, and wherein in said step C a list of available virtual desktops for said user, said client device type and said location is selected based on a comparison of said virtual desktop request with said virtual desktop metadata.

4. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of: re-directing said user request to a private virtual desktop environment in case said access type is private access or re-directing said user request to a corporate virtual desktop environment in case said access type is corporate access.

5. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , further comprising for corporate type access the steps of: verifying at said cloud desktop agent which Virtual Private Networks or VPNs are registered.

6. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , further comprising corporate type of access the steps of: returning a default corporate virtual desktop upon unsuccessful authentication.

7. The method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: returning a default login page upon access from a public IP address.

8. A method to obtain a virtual desktop according to claim 1 , wherein said virtual desktop request is an HyperText Transfer Protocol or HTTP request and said cloud broker is an HTTP broker.

9. A computer system comprising a cloud broker adapted to tunnel cloud TO events to/from different client devices in a cloud storage environment in order to enable a user to obtain a virtual desktop comprising a set of user preferences, applications and shortcuts to files that said user desires to access, said virtual desktop being stored in said cloud storage system, said cloud broker comprising:

(A) an interface configured to receive from a client device of a user a virtual desktop request comprising at least a user identification, an access type identification, and a client device type identification;

(B) an interface configured to tunnel said virtual desktop request to a cloud desktop agent responsible for maintenance of virtual desktops and virtual desktop metadata in said cloud storage system;

(C) an interface configured to receive in response to said virtual desktop request from said cloud desktop agent a list of available virtual desktops for said user, said access type, and said client device type, said list of available virtual desktops being selected by said cloud desktop agent based on a comparison of said virtual desktop request with said virtual desktop metadata; and

(D) an interface configured to forward said list of available virtual desktops to said client device to enable said user to select a virtual desktop to be opened.

10. A cloud storage system comprising a cloud desktop agent able to maintain virtual desktops and virtual desktop metadata in a cloud storage system in order to enable a user to obtain a virtual desktop comprising a set of user preferences, applications and shortcuts to files that said user desires to access, said virtual desktop being stored in said cloud storage system, said cloud desktop agent comprising:

(A) an interface configured to receive from a cloud broker a virtual desktop request comprising at least a user identification, an access type identification, and a client device type identification;

(B) virtual desktop selection logic, adapted to select a list of available virtual desktops for said user, said access type, and said client device type based on a comparison of said virtual desktop request with said virtual desktop metadata; and

(C) an interface configured to send in response to said virtual desktop request to said cloud broker a list of available virtual desktops, to thereby enable said cloud broker to forward said list of available virtual desktops to said client device to enable said user to select a virtual desktop to be opened.