Application management can be a complicated task when it comes to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), but it doesn’t have to be. App Volumes is VMware’s product for virtual machine application layering that helps simplify the process. These layers are known as AppStacks, which are virtual disks that contain everything necessary (executables, registry keys, etc.) to …
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VMware’s App Volumes Simplifies Management for VDI
Application management can be a complicated task when it comes to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), but it doesn’t have to be. App Volumes is VMware’s product for virtual machine application layering that helps simplify the process. These layers are known as AppStacks, which are virtual disks that contain everything necessary to run the application. AppStacks are not run in isolation or containerized like ThinApp packages. Instead, the agent for App Volumes merges the AppStack contents with the virtual machines’ file system and Windows Registry. Users have no indication that this is happening; to the user it appears as though the applications are actually installed in the system.
Read moreVMworld 2016 and its Cloud Workload Implications
VMware estimates that the tipping point between cloud (public and private together) and on-premises IT will occur in 2021. The estimated tipping point between public cloud and the combination of private cloud and on-premises IT is in 2030.
Read moreVMware’s vRealize and NSX: Better Together
VMware vRealize Automation allows for unified cloud management by automating personalized infrastructure delivery. VMware NSX is a component of the software-defined data center (SDDC) that provides a network virtualization platform. NSX abstracts security and networking functionality and embeds it into the hypervisor rather than handling it in the hardware.
Read moreVMworld 2016: Top Announcements
Some saw this coming, others were surprised, but VMware did not announce any new vSphere, Horizon, vRealize, or NSX releases at VMworld 2016 in Las Vegas last week. The general sessions focused more on the direction of the company rather than specific product lines.
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