Hosted Applications, App Virtualization, and your Win 10 migration.
In a previous article, I touched on application delivery options when migrating to Windows 10. I’d now like to delve into how a blend of hosted applications and application virtualization could help...
View ArticleWhatMatrix Use Cases for Application Virtualization.
Recently, the AppVirt Guru team collaborated with WhatMatrix to transform the popular feature matrix from the annual Application Virtualization Smackdown white paper into a web-based product...
View ArticleApplication Layering Bake-Off Results!
In this article, I present the results of a bake-off between the three most widely used application layering solutions on the market today – Citrix App Layering, Liquidware FlexApp, and VMware App...
View ArticleMSIX – The Need for a New Application Package Format.
In this article, Rory Monaghan shares his thoughts on the new MSIX application packaging format announced by Microsoft at Build 2018. He looks at what it means for organizations who have invested in...
View ArticleIs Windows 10 multi-user a step in the right direction?
For a virtualization fan, one of the most interesting recent developments is the Windows 10 multi-user support which has arrived in the latest preview. For decades we’ve become accustomed to running...
View ArticleWindows 10 migration plan for 2019.
Windows 10 could be the last dedicated new Windows desktop Operating System released, so in this two part article, I describe my approach to upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 10 and things to bear in mind...
View ArticleWindows 10 migration plan for 2019 – application readiness.
Welcome to the second part in this short series of articles in which I describe my approach to upgrading to Windows 10 and share the tools I use at each stage in my Windows 10 migration projects. In...
View ArticleWhat’s new in the App-V Decision Matrix for 2019?
Well to start with, the name. The matrix has evolved into an application delivery matrix and so quite simply I’ve decided to call it the Application Delivery Decision Matrix. For now, the matrix still...
View ArticleWindows Virtual Desktop – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is now Generally Available! This is a pretty momentous day as it has been a long journey to get here. While now well known as WVD, just a couple of years ago...
View ArticleAlgiz Technology has moved.
It’s our biggest packaging project to date – no, not applications, us! We’ve taken off the bubble wrap and completed our move to new offices in sunny Birmingham! Since we started, we’ve had the...
View ArticleRemember The Centaurus Trust this Christmas
Small local charities can often lose out to bigger, well-known organizations when it comes to receiving support and attention for the amazing work they do. Here at Algiz Technology, we prefer to work...
View ArticleCitrix Cloud vs. Windows Virtual Desktop. [Product Comparison]
In my experience, while Citrix is very widely used in the enterprise, the remote work strategies of most organisations have relegated it to use for consuming the published resources internally on the...
View ArticleThe Evergreen Platform Bake-Off – Automated Testing for Windows.
An Evergreen platform can help you avoid running into compatibility issues that stop your Windows rollout in its tracks by automating testing. In this review I look at three platforms from AppAvail,...
View ArticleEvergreen Strategy for EUC – Infrastructure, OSs, Apps and Users.
With major upgrades now coming much more regularly than in the past and with application compatibility creeping back in as an obstacle, the ability to automate testing of all apps is quickly becoming a...
View ArticleApplication Packaging and Delivery Contenders 2020-21
For many years I’ve spoken at conferences on the topic of Application Packaging and Delivery giving a pretty comprehensive breakdown of the different products on offer and each of their strengths as I...
View ArticleLife after App-V [Infographic]
Rory Monaghan details the options in a great new article, but if you’re short of time, here’s a visual summary… The post Life after App-V [Infographic] appeared first on Application Packaging.
View ArticleWindows 365 Cloud PC – Setup, Pricing, Performance and More. [Review]
Microsoft just launched Windows 365 Cloud PC on August 2nd. This is an important new service as, unlike Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), the desktop you’ll be consuming is charged at a flat price each...
View ArticleWindows 365 Cloud PC vs. AVD. What’s the Right Choice for Desktops?
The tech world is abuzz with the launch of Windows 365 Cloud PC. In a Microsoft DaaS world where it has been purely pay-per-consumption, techies and IT managers have been breathing a sigh of relief at...
View ArticleAutomation for Application Packaging [+Video Demo]
If you ask any IT leader whether they plan to include more automation or less in the future, they will undoubtedly state their intention to bring in more robotic automation. In IT, automation has been...
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Evergreen IT Strategy for EUC – Infrastructure, OSs, Apps and Users.
With major upgrades now coming much more regularly than in the past and with application compatibility creeping back in as an obstacle, the ability to automate testing of all apps is quickly becoming...
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