Thus, applications requiring different versions of Python can run side by side on the same computer without any conflicts since they all have the native environment they required wrapped up with them inside their container.Īpp-V is also unique in how it streams applications to endpoint computers. Rather than trying to install multiple versions of Python and keep the various versions from conflicting - as well as managing their paths so the reliant applications do not experience conflicts - App-V can containerize applications with the version of Python they need. The Python scripting language is a good example of an application that often has many versions with specific versions required by specific additional applications. This can be extremely useful for application versioning. One of the more compelling features of App-V is that it containerizes applications, thereby isolating them from both other applications and the operating system itself. With more than 14 years to evolve, what can App-V do and should companies be using the technology today? Pros of using App-V Our organization certainly felt it was a reasonably mature solution when we first adopted Softgrid as our application streaming solution in 2005. Microsoft’s App-V, formerly Softricity’s Softgrid before Microsoft’s acquisition in 2006, is one of the better-known application virtualization solutions that containerize applications. For more information about him, you can find him on LinkedIn. As an information technology generalist, Mark thrives on architecting new tools and services in ways that allow his customers to realize gains in efficiency, productivity, and cost savings while ensuring that IT remains a division that provides a competitive advantage.
But before I turn the mic over to Mark, who says his walkthrough isn’t really a full tutorial but is intended mainly to make things a little easier for people who might want to try out the technologies, let me introduce him again by saying that Mark is a technical lead/architect at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Greater Denver Area. Knowing this, and having Mark show us what’s on the shelf as far as application virtualization solutions are concerned, I asked Mark to “give us a taste” of one of these solutions, and Mark chose the one he’s had the most hands-on experience with: Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). My colleague Mark Van Noy has a ton of experience in the realm of application virtualization as is evidenced in this recent article on our site where he provided an overview of different application streaming technologies and the major players in the application virtualization game.
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