METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED BY A VIRTUAL MACHINE EXECUTING IN A HYPERVISOR EXECUTING IN A TERMINAL SERVICES SESSION

A method for providing access to a computing environment includes the step of receiving, by a broker machine, a request from a client machine for access to a computing environment, the request including an identification of a user of the client machine. One of a plurality of virtual machines is identified by a session management component, the identified virtual machine providing the requested computing environment. One of a plurality of execution machines is identified, the identified execution machine providing a terminal services session in which a hypervisor executes to provide access to hardware resources required by the identified virtual machine. The hypervisor launches the identified virtual machine. A connection is established between the client machine and the identified virtual machine, via the terminal services session.