Application Virtualisation Solutions
Thomas Duryea Consulting specialises in application virtualisation and can help your IT personnel understand and achieve their application virtualisation goals. Virtual applications look and behave just like normal applications; however they live in a ‘bubble’ and are never installed on the targeted operating system. Since virtual applications are isolated, there is less chance of them conflicting with other applications and this reduces the TCO of managing the application’s lifecycle. It also means that ‘sequencing’ an application is easier and faster than traditional MSI packaging methods.
Microsoft’s Application Virtualisation (App-V) provides a powerful set of tools to sequence and manage virtual applications. App-V also integrates seamlessly into System Center Configuration Manager 2007 allowing centralised management of traditional and virtualised applications.
Thomas Duryea Consulting specialises in application packaging and understands that virtual applications need to be robust and secure. Microsoft Application Virtualisation (App-V) transforms applications into virtualised, network-available services resulting in dynamic delivery of software that is never installed, never conflicts, and minimises costly application compatibility testing. Application virtualisation (sometimes referred to as “application isolation”) enables each application to execute independently from other applications on the operating system. This means application virtualisation can play a primary role in known application incompatibility scenarios, for example in situations such as when multiple versions of either Java runtime environment, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel are required to be run on the same desktop.
Microsoft App-V Key Capabilities
- Total Integration with Microsoft ConfigMgr – With Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr\SCCM), IT administrators can utilise the benefits of App-V including application virtualisation and dynamic streaming from within existing ConfigMgr infrastructure.
- Application virtualisation – Enables applications to run without local installation. Its ability to virtualise applications, without changing source code, means applications can execute without installation conflicts, or changes to the host computer.
- Dynamic streaming delivery – Rather than “pushing” down and installing entire applications, the first time an application is requested, the client rapidly “pulls” only the code necessary to start the program.
- Centralised, Policy-Based Management – Application management tasks for all users – including mobile, branch office, and disconnected users are easily administered. To terminate the application or the rights, just disable the application in the management console and it is gone.
- Microsoft Application Virtualisation for Citrix – App-V has full integration with XenApp 5 & 6 as well as standards Windows Terminal Server environments.
How App-V Can Benefit Your Organisation
- Minimise application conflicts and regression testing
- Reduce application packaging time
- Simplify OS migrations and patching
- Build business continuity for applications
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