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How Application Virtualization Can Simplify Vista Migration
It's no secret that many enterprises have resisted migrating to Vista because of concerns over application compatibility. Turns out there's an extremely effective way to solve this problem: application virtualization, which adds "a layer of isolation between the OS and the application."
It's no secret that many enterprises have resisted migrating to Vista because of concerns over application compatibility. Turns out there's an extremely effective way to solve this problem: application virtualization, which adds "a layer of isolation between the OS and the application."
You can learn more about this solution in an informative white paper: Facilitating Microsoft Windows Vista Migration Through Application Virtualization [PDF link]. Author Coby Gurr of LANDesk explains how this differs from virtual operating systems and helps simplify application deployment as well as OS migration. Here's an excerpt:
Application virtualization solutions such as LANDesk Application Virtualization can create self-contained executables that include their own small user-mode OS kernel, similar to a runtime environment. The executable for this virtualized application typically includes a small virtual registry, a small virtual file system, and other components the application needs to run, allowing it to function independently in isolation from the host OS.This four-page article, a reprint from Dell Power Solutions, is definitely worth a read for execs and IT managers concerned about the application-specific issues involved in Vista migration.
