local image when the network connectivity is available the local image is the image as described above that resides and runs locally on the computing device the u201c remote u201d image is an equivalent image produced using the tooling that is uploaded to a cloud storage device these two images must be synchronized when running locally to ensure that the local and remote image maintain the same state e g data and settings and files so that it can serve as a virtual instance of the local copy this is a high performance run mode as well as a disconnected run mode that may be used in situations where there is no high bandwidth connectivity to the cloud service the hypervisor may be implemented for enabling system mobility across hardware types it will be understood that if no system mobility is desired the hypervisor may be eliminated in a second run mode the virtual computing services run applications and communicate via a standard secure protocol to the virtual computer in a hybrid run approach to provide local rendering of graphics and memory caching of files in a third run mode the virtual computing services provide all application running and rendering this mode provides emergency access to the virtual computer by allowing a web browser to directly interact with the virtual computing services and render the desktop all processing file storage etc is performed by the virtual computing services in an embodiment the run mode is selectable and under the control of the u201c owner of the image u201d e g the user of the computing device there are a number of ways in.