For organizations that prefer on-premises deployment in a virtualized environment, the Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy solution suites can be deployed as a virtual appliance. Offering the many benefits of virtualization - including cost savings, rapid deployment and provisioning, simplified policy management and easy backup and disaster recovery - virtual appliances are ideal for enterprises that use the VMware environment. Proofpoint's SaaS-enabled virtual appliances can also be deployed in unique hybrid configurations where some features are deployed as SaaS while others remain on-premises. The Virtual Edition of the Proofpoint appliance offers a convenient way to deploy the email security and compliance features of Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy on premises in your organization's VMware environment.