The Spanish National Police has taken a strategic step in its digital transformation by adopting a centralized digital workplace model based on virtual desktops (VDI). This approach enables officers to access a secure, efficient and flexible working environment tailored to the operational demands of a critical, nationwide organization.
“This project has enabled us to deliver a more accessible, efficient and secure digital environment, improving operational performance and the management of technological resources.”
Juan Carlos González Carvajal
Chief Superintendent and Head of the IT Department, Spanish National Police
A project that redefines the digital workplace in the public sector, combining security, efficiency and centralized control.
Organization profile
- Organization: Spanish National Police
- Sector: Public Administration / National Security
- Scope: more than 80,000 officers
- Initial situation: approximately 35,000 physical workstations
- Solution deployed: UDS Government, based on UDS Enterprise
- Technology environment: cloudPol, the private cloud of the Spanish National Police
- Technology partners: Fsas Technologies and Quer System
A distributed environment with strict security requirements
The Spanish National Police operates with more than 80,000 officers distributed across multiple locations nationwide. Prior to this initiative, the organization relied on approximately 35,000 physical workstations, often shared between users, limiting the availability of individualized desktop environments.
This dependence on physical hardware created operational inefficiencies, increased the burden on IT support teams and made secure remote access more complex. In addition, the manual installation of applications for different user profiles consumed time and resources, particularly in an environment with strict requirements for security, availability and control.
The challenge: building a secure, flexible and scalable digital workplace
The main objective was to evolve towards a digital workplace model that would allow officers to access their resources from any point within the secure internal network, without relying on a specific physical device.
The Spanish National Police required a platform capable of centralizing desktops, applications and systems, ensuring the integrity of communications and enabling efficient IT management at a national scale.
To achieve this, several key objectives were defined:
- Provide personalized desktops without dependency on physical hardware.
- Enable secure remote access from any point within the corporate network.
- Centralize the management of systems, applications, users and data.
- Optimize the use of high-cost software licenses.
- Reduce provisioning times and improve IT support efficiency.
- Strengthen security and regulatory compliance in a critical environments such as law enforcement organizations.
The solution: digital workplace virtualization with UDS Government
To address these challenges, the Spanish National Police deployed UDS Government, Virtual Cable’s solution designed for the public sector and based on UDS Enterprise.
The platform combines virtual desktops (VDI) and virtualized applications, allowing each officer to access a personalized working environment from any point within the internal network. This eliminates dependency on physical devices and ensures a consistent, secure and centrally governed user experience.
UDS Government is integrated into cloudPol, the private cloud of the Spanish National Police, creating a centralized technology environment that simplifies service delivery and enhances data protection.
Progressive deployment and integration with police systems
The implementation was carried out progressively to ensure full integration with internal systems and compliance with strict security requirements.
- Proof of concept: initial validation of integration, security and access.
- Scaling and production deployment: license acquisition, configuration and optimization of the platform.
- Technical integration: connection to internal networks, high-level certificate-based authentication and OS templates.
- Training and rollout: technical training, documentation and publication in the centralized service catalog for nationwide access.
The project involved the Spanish National Police IT team, the Information and Telecommunications Unit, and the collaboration of Fsas Technologies, Quer System and Virtual Cable.
Centralized architecture in cloudPol
The solution is built on a centralized architecture within cloudPol, enabling unified management of desktops, applications, users and access policies.
This architecture is based on the following key pillars:
- Unified management: centralized administration of virtual desktops, applications and user profiles.
- Secure access: authentication through high-level digital certificates.
- Corporate integration: seamless connection with internal systems and critical resources.
- High availability: consistent access from any point within the internal network.
- Technology governance: full control over applications, data and advanced tools.
UDS Government is the only VDI solution certified under the Spanish National Security Framework (ENS), a key requirement for critical environments such as law enforcement.
Results: improved efficiency, scalability and resource optimization
The virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) model has enabled the Spanish National Police to improve operational efficiency and simplify the management of a highly distributed IT environment.
This new approach delivers measurable benefits for the organization:
- On-demand provisioning of desktops and applications.
- Significant reduction in IT support response times.
- Improved service availability and operational continuity.
- Consistent access to IT resources from any location.
- Optimized use of software licenses through shared models.
- Reduced costs associated with hardware acquisition and maintenance.
Shared licensing models allow broader access to critical tools without proportional increases in investment, optimizing both CapEx and OpEx.
Security and cyber resilience in a critical environment
The centralized digital workplace has significantly strengthened the security posture of the Spanish National Police. The model reduces the attack surface, improves traceability and enables consistent enforcement of security policies.
This approach translates into key cybersecurity improvements:
- Reduced exposure surface.
- Enhanced authentication and encryption mechanisms.
- Greater control over access, data and applications.
- Improved monitoring and incident response capabilities.
- Alignment with ENS and European frameworks such as DORA and NIS2.
- Adoption of advanced technologies such as post-quantum cryptography.
This architecture enhances cyber resilience, improving operational stability and recovery capabilities.
Sustainability and carbon footprint reduction
The centralized model also contributes to a more sustainable IT infrastructure. By reducing reliance on distributed hardware and leveraging data center efficiency, the Spanish National Police lowers overall energy consumption.
This enables a more efficient and sustainable operational model aligned with public sector sustainability goals.
Organizational impact
The implementation of UDS Government represents a structural shift in how the Spanish National Police manages its digital workplace. The organization moves beyond hardware dependency towards a more flexible, secure and scalable environment.
This transformation is reflected in several key organizational improvements:
- Workplace democratization: personalized access to digital resources independent of specific devices.
- Agility in software provisioning: centralized deployment of applications based on operational needs.
- High-level security: integration with cloudPol, robust authentication and ENS compliance.
- Improved efficiency: reduced manual tasks and more agile IT support.
- Technology control and governance: controlled environment for managing applications, data and advanced tools, including AI-based solutions.
Spanish National Police assessment
“This implementation represents a key evolution in our IT infrastructure, allowing us to improve resource availability, optimize operational management and strengthen security at all levels.”
Juan Carlos González Carvajal
Chief Superintendent (Head of the IT Department), Spanish National Police
Recognition at the @ASLAN Awards 2026
The initiative was awarded at the XVIII edition of the @ASLAN Awards 2026 as the best digital infrastructure and cloud project. This recognition positions the deployment as one of the most outstanding digital workplace virtualization initiatives in the public sector.
The award highlights the ability of UDS Government to meet the security, availability, efficiency and centralized management needs of large public organizations.
Conclusion
The Spanish National Police has transformed its digital workplace through a secure, centralized and scalable virtualization model based on UDS Government.
Thanks to this VDI solution based on UDS Enterprise, the organization improves service availability, optimizes IT support, strengthens cyber resilience and moves towards a more sustainable infrastructure prepared for future challenges.
This case demonstrates how digital workplace virtualization can address the security, efficiency and control requirements of critical public sector organizations.
Technical project summary
- Solution: UDS Government, based on UDS Enterprise
- Deployment model: private cloud (cloudPol)
- Architecture: virtual desktops (VDI) and virtualized applications
- Security: certified under the Spanish National Security Framework (ENS)
- Authentication: high-level certificate-based authentication
- Scope: more than 80,000 officers
- Initial situation: approximately 35,000 physical workstations
- Partners: Fsas Technologies and Quer System
Frequently Asked Questions
What solution has the Spanish National Police implemented to virtualize its workstations?
The Spanish National Police has implemented UDS Government, Virtual Cable’s digital workplace solution based on UDS Enterprise, to manage virtual desktops and virtualized applications from a centralized and secure environment.
What is cloudPol?
cloudPol is the private cloud of the Spanish National Police. Within this environment, UDS Government is integrated to deliver virtual desktops, applications and digital services with high levels of security, control and availability.
What benefits does virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) provide to the Spanish National Police?
VDI reduces dependency on physical hardware, enables faster provisioning of desktops and applications, optimizes IT support, improves operational availability and strengthens the overall security of the IT environment.
Why is ENS certification important in this project?
The Spanish National Security Framework (ENS) defines key requirements to protect systems and information within the public sector. UDS Government is based on a VDI solution certified under ENS, which is especially critical in environments such as law enforcement.
What recognition has this project received?
The project was awarded at the @ASLAN Awards 2026 as the best digital infrastructure and cloud initiative, highlighting its impact on the modernization of the public sector.
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