Application Virtualization Smackdown
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CDH, a vendor-neutral company with over 21 years of experience, specializes in application virtualization, offering benefits like reduced deployment times and improved security. The document discusses various virtualization technologies from vendors such as VMware and Microsoft, detailing tools like ThinApp and App-V along with their features and deployment practices. Key insights include the efficiency gains from application packaging and support, as well as upcoming briefings on SharePoint and Office 365.
Application Virtualization Smackdown
- 1. CDH Application Virtualization CDH Smackdown February 2011
- 2. CDH Quick Facts About Us Approach Partnerships • 21st Year • Vendor Neutral • Microsoft Gold • Central Region Client • Grand Rapids & • Non-reseller Experience Award Winner Royal Oak • Professional • VMware Enterprise • 30 Staff Services Only • Cisco Premier • Novell Platinum • Citrix Silver
- 3. CDH Expertise Project Management Infrastructure Collaboration Access & Identity Management
- 4. CDH CDH Talks Tech
- 5. CDH Your Presenters • Eric Inch VCP, MCITP, CISSP EricI@cdh.com • Jason Cooper VCP, MCITP, MCNE JasonC@cdh.com
- 6. CDH Agenda • Overview • Benefits • Business Case • Vendors – VMware – Microsoft • Best Practice • Summary
- 7. CDH Overview • What is application virtualization? • Isolated containers for applications – OS, registry, file system – Redirection • No traditional installation • Streaming or deployed
- 8. CDH Benefits • Decreased application packaging time • Decreased testing time • Faster application deployment – Deployed to new workstations – Patching/updates • Reduction in help desk calls • Improved security – Isolation from underlying OS – Local Administrator • Run incompatible applications side-by-side • Simplified operating system migrations
- 9. CDH Business Case • 31% less time for application creation • 20% reduction in deployment • 29% less time managing and updating • 18% less help desk / IT support
- 10. CDH Vendors • VMware • Microsoft • Citrix • Symantec • Others – Endeavours – Novell – Spoon – Unidesk – InstallFree
- 11. CDH VMware • VMware overview • Server virtualization • Desktop virtualization • Application virtualization – ThinApp – Acquisition of Thinstall • Other products – SRM, Capacity IQ, Chargeback, AppSpeed, Configuration Manager, vCloud Director, Service Manager, Zimbra
- 12. CDH VMware ThinApp • Agentless • No server infrastructure • Deploy vs. Stream • Thinreg • AppLink • AppSync • Side-by-Side upgrade
- 13. CDH Microsoft • Microsoft overview • Server virtualization • Desktop virtualization • Application virtualization – System Center – Acquisition of SoftGrid • Other products – SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, DPM, VMM, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, RDS, SQL, RMS, ForeFront, Office
- 14. CDH Microsoft App-V • Kernel Mode • Part of MDOP (EA) • Distributed Server Infrastructure • 64-Bit Applications • Windows Services • Feature Blocks • Shared Cache • SCCM Integration • Dynamic Suite Composition
- 15. CDH ThinApp Components
- 16. CDH ThinApp Execution • Block streaming into memory • Starts and continues streaming • Pages shared between sessions
- 17. CDH ThinApp Demo
- 18. CDH App-V Components
- 19. CDH App-V Components
- 20. CDH App-V Demo
- 21. CDH App-V Execution
- 22. CDH ThinApp Setup Capture • Prescan – Scan pristine station • Installation – Install software and configurations • Postscan – Scan station for changes • Configure – All project settings • Build – Build the ThinApp application package from project files
- 23. CDH App-V Sequencing • Installation monitoring • Reboot handling • Application installation partition (Q:) • Virtual File System • Virtual Registry • Primary Feature Block • OSD and SPRJ
- 24. CDH App-V Demo
- 25. CDH ThinApp Package.ini • Brains of the project • Compression • Isolation • Build options – MSI Parameters – AppSync – Sandbox name and path – AppLinks – Permitted Groups
- 26. CDH App-V OSD and SFT files
- 27. CDH App-V OSD and SFT files
- 28. ThinApp CDH Compression & Isolation • Compression Compression None Fast – Fast Type Size 448,616KB 257,373KB – None Compression 100% 57% • Isolation ratio – Merged Startup time 6 seconds 6 seconds (first run) – WriteCopy Startup time 0.1 seconds 1 seconds – Full (second run) • Optimize Build time (first 3 minutes 19 minutes build) – Memory Build time 2 minutes 1.2 minutes – Disk (second build)
- 29. CDH App-V RTSP and Streaming • ZLIB with 40%+ compression ratio • MSI files • RTSPS – 20% – 30% slower than RTSP • Both RTSP and RTSPS fail to native file system
- 30. CDH ThinApp AppLink • Linking dependent applications to main app • Optional and required • Dependencies loaded into memory – As listed in Package.ini – Wildcard loaded alphabetically
- 31. App-V Dynamic CDH Suite Composition • Application Virtualization Dynamic Suite Composition Tool – GUI interface to OSD
- 32. CDH ThinApp Updating • Side-by-Side – Adobe.dat – Adobe.1 – Adobe.2 • AppSync – HTTP/HTTPS or UNC – Remotely update deployed applications – Block level update • Sbmerge – Merge sandbox contents into project
- 33. CDH
- 34. CDH ThinApp Demo
- 35. CDH App-V Updating • Adds additional package (SFT) to App-V • Seamless upgrade on next launch
- 36. CDH ThinApp Converter • Ability to convert MSI for installation into ThinApp package • ThinAppConverter.ini
- 37. CDH ThinApp ThinDirect • Web browser redirection – Associate web pages with different browsers • Internet Explorer 6 • ThinDirect.ini
- 38. CDH App-V Integration Points • SCCM • RDS • Virtual Services
- 39. CDH ThinApp Editions ThinApp Enterprise ThinApp Starter ThinApp Packager Multi User License Single User License ThinApp Client Multi Client License Single Client License ThinApp Scripting Windows 7 Support IE 6 support ReLink ThinApp Converter AppLink AppSync AD Integration ThinDirect MSI support
- 40. CDH Microsoft EA / MDOP
- 41. CDH ROI / TCO • VMware ThinApp ROI/TCO Calculator – http://roitco.vmware.com/ThinApp/ • Microsoft Integrated Virtualization ROI Tool – https://roianalyst.alinean.com/microsoft/virtualization/
- 42. CDH Best Practice • ThinApp Deployment Guide – http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware_ThinApp_Dep loyment_Guide.pdf • Best practices to use for sequencing in Microsoft App-V – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932137/
- 43. CDH ThinApp Limitations • No reporting • Concurrent licensing • Price – Included with View Premier • 16 and 32-Bit only. No 64-Bit
- 44. CDH App-V Limitations • Complex infrastructure • Cannot virtualize Internet Explorer • DSC sequencing • Need to maintain agent updates
- 45. CDH Upcoming Briefings • Migrating to SharePoint 2010 – Wednesday, March 23rd – C/D/H Grand Rapids – Thursday, March 24th – C/D/H Royal Oak • Views from the UC Summit – Wednesday, April 27th – C/D/H Grand Rapids – Thursday, April 28th – C/D/H Royal Oak • Office 365: The latest and greatest in cloud – Wednesday, May 18th – C/D/H Grand Rapids – Thursday, May 19th – C/D/H Royal Oak
- 46. CDH Thank You Royal Oak Grand Rapids 306 S. Washington Ave. 15 Ionia SW Suite 212 Suite 270 Royal Oak, MI 48067 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 p: (248) 546-1800 p: (616) 776-1600 www.cdh.com (c) C/D/H 2007. All rights reserved