Microsoft Application Virtualization Cookbook

Over 55 hands-on recipes covering the key aspects of a successful App-V deployment

About This Book

• Deploy a resilient App-V infrastructure
• Combine App-V with Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenDesktop, and System Center Configuration Manager
• Discover Shared Content Store Mode, Scripting, and Connection Groups to extend your deployment

Who This Book Is For

If you have some experience with App-V but are overwhelmed by the range of features on offer, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of App-V and common Windows Server technologies (Active Directory/Group Policy/PowerShell) is necessary.

What You Will Learn

• Deploy a full App-V infrastructure
• Deploy App-V clients and prerequisites
• Leverage connection groups to combine App-V packages
• Reduce hardware requirements for your Remote Desktop Session Hosts
• Extend the use of your investments in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• Discover which applications your users are running
• Resolve issues with your deployment quickly
• Customize App-V packages to your needs
• Scale out your App-V infrastructure to accommodate increasing requirements

In Detail

With an ever-increasing number of applications being deployed in the workplace, Microsoft App-V 5 enables administrators to abstract these applications from the clients, which reduces the time to complete the software deployment lifecycle.

The book starts with the deployment of a scalable App-V infrastructure and progresses on to cover the sequencing of common applications. In later chapters, you will discover integrations with Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix® XenDesktop®, and Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager. Finally, you will learn to leverage the App-V reporting server along with Microsoft Office Excel and pivot tables to gain insights on which applications are being used, along with how to troubleshoot issues with your deployment.