Standard Operating Environment

A Standard Operating Environment (SOE) is a standard implementation of an operating system and its associated software. Associated names and concepts include:

Administrators typically implement SOE as a standard disk image for mass deployment to multiple computers in an organisation. SOEs can include the base operating system, a custom configuration, standard applications used within an organisation, software updates and service packs. An SOE can apply to servers, desktops, laptops, thin clients, and mobile devices.