Jeff Wouters's Blog

App-V brings IT a dynamic infrastructure by create a virtual package usable on multiple platforms.
Dynamic deployment by using the server, stand-alone or SCCM.
No pollution of the system when replacing versions or uninstalling applications.
No application conflicts by running them in a separate bubble.
High security, packages only visible by authorized users.
Reduced support calls by self-resetting the application.
Seamless upgrading applications by running them side-by-side and easy disabling the old version with the central management feature.

And even in the future the most dynamic feature: ‘package your own application’!

Application virtualization is the key component to having a dynamic environment in the enterprise world.  It allows users to be mobile even when their systems aren’t by having their applications assigned to them and follow them no matter where they log in from.  It also makes the administrator’s job much easier when it comes to updates and maintenance of the application, because once the application is virtualized it is also linked back to a master package of that application and all the admin staff has to do is update and maintain that one master.  Whenever updates are made to the master it then pushes these updates to the users that use it without the admin having to do anything; making the administrative overhead much smaller when compared to traditional application deployment and maintenance.  The virtualized also work in their own isolated environment which means you can freely run multiple versions of the same application, which can help ease users as the transition from one to another.  Still using Microsoft Office 2003 because the interface changed so much in 2007 and you’re afraid of the user’s needing to relearn everything?  With application virtualization the administrative staff can push out both Office 2003 and 2007 and then let their users run them concurrently side by side allowing them to get more comfortable with the changes that were made.  

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