Microsoft App-V is a solution available to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack subscribers on Software Assurance or Terminal Services Client licensees on Software Assurance. App-V enables desktop administrators to:
- Package applications (sequence them, actually) and deploy them to desktops as a SINGLE file
- Applications remain as a SINGLE file on desktops when deployed and are executed as SINGLE files
- Applications are run using the App-V client which requires no overhead at all to use
- Sequenced packages (apps) are checked for byte-level differences between the network source and the local copy to check for corruption or modifications/patches in the source; automatic updates are done at run-time.
- Applications are 100% virtualized between the OS and other applications; when run in an App-V sandbox, no other application is aware that that app is running in App-V; eliminating compatibility issues
- Applications requiring integration (Outlook & Word, for example) can be virtualized “together” as a suite to guarantee proper exchange of data
- Packages may be delivered whole or ‘streamed down’ to a desktop in chunks to enable a remote client to get up and running in little to no time in the event the application is not installed locally and needs to be delivered. As little as 10% of the application needs to be ‘streamed’ down the client locally to enable the app to begin running with a user interface.
The Application Virtualization (App-V) Dashboard helps customers monitor virtualized software applications with a graphical display that makes it easy to stay on top of application usage, health, and compliance. Using the Dashboard’s built-in charts, gauges, and tables, customers can track any APP-V dataset in near-real time. App-V Dashboard provides a variety of benefits to App-V users:
- Actionable information out of the box. The dashboard comes with a wide range of valuable, built-in reports like top 5 applications used, top 5 users, applications never used, application usage for a specific user, system utilization, and many more.
- Near-real-time access to key information. The graphical dashboard lets customers view any App-V dataset in near-real time.
- Easy to build and configure. The dashboard’s wizard-based tools let customers easily create new dashboards in minutes.
- Easy to customize. The dashboard can easily be customized to meet the needs of different departments and other groups. Any data set in the Microsoft Application Virtualization database can be presented on the dashboard, in chart, gauge, and table formats.
- Flexible & interactive. Users can easily filter data and create ad hoc, custom views. Filters allow users to quickly drill down from high-level to more specific data
It’s free! So if you run Microsoft App-V in your environment, be sure to download the dashboard.
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