Introduction to Application Virtualization
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How Things Are Today
! You need to discover how to deploy many applications
provided in different formats with different requirements
! You need to deploy them with the licensing, settings and
default configurations desired for your unique
environment
! You need to ensure when you deploy a new application,
none of those already out there are broken in the process
! You need to update, replace or remove these
applications over time


Today: Windows Installer
! No longer a requirement for
Windows 7 logo certification
! No updates planned before
next version of Windows
! Still likely to remain the
choice of vendors for many
years


Introducing Application Virtualization
! Applications are fooled into thinking they are installed as
expected
! Runs using local system resources
! Essentially operates by redirecting reads and writes to
and from the files system and registry



Application Compatibility
Technically, file and registry redirection is only part of what
must be handled to effectively virtualize an application
! COM/DCOM, Named pipes, fonts, Side by Side (SxS),
services and more
! Due to continuing product and Windows evolution
changes to the engine and for the support of specific new
applications can be expected from any solution
! KACE offers its signature update service to provide rapid
turnaround for compatibility issues