VMware ThinApp online bootcamp
VMware is organizing a six-part bootcamp about ThinApp, VMware’s Application Virtualization solution.
“…we show you how to use, deploy, and optimize VMware ThinApp. The session will include everything from deployment best practices, tips & tricks for performance enhancement, and improving application compatibility. We will be releasing one on demand session each day starting October 31st. At the end of this bootcamp, you’ll understand how to use VMware ThinApp. Register to get a free e-book of all the presentations included in this bootcamp series.”
Starting October 31st, a new video will be released daily:
ThinApp Design Best Practices
- Speaker – Ray Dusseault, VMware
- This session provides an overview real world best practices surrounding the new ThinApp Design Process along with a basic timeline for the ThinApp Plan & Design engagement.
ThinApp Implementation Best Practices
- Speaker – Ray Dusseault, VMware
- This session provides an overview of the latest ThinApp Strategy, methodology and real world Implementation best practices.
ThinApp Performance Enhancing Techniques
- Speaker – Dean Flaming, VMware
- Common tips, rules, basic troubleshooting procedures, and suggestions used to help enhance performance of ThinApp packages, including pre-capture settings, post-capture clean-up, deployment options pros and cons, and environment configurations.
Scripting within ThinApp
- Speaker – Dean Flaming, VMware
- Understanding the basics of scripting within a ThinApp environment including use of the callback functions as timing mechanisms, additional options available by admins, and how to implement a scripted solution within a ThinApp packaged application.
Isolation Modes Explained
- Speaker – Travis Sales, VMware
- Isolation modes are at the heart of the abstraction layer within ThinApp. We will explore their uses and and how to adjustment them for optimal application compatibility.
AppLink Fundamentals
- Speaker – Travis Sales, VMware
- AppLink enables you to package, deploy, and update component pieces separately while keeping the benefits of application virtualization. This session will explore AppLinks use scenarios and uses cases.
Check the VMware Desktop Community website for more information.
VMware ThinApp Factory, Technical Preview
At VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas I attended the Hands-on lab “Solving Application Management Challenges with Application Virtualization” (HoL23). A big part of this HoL is about ThinApp, from basic to more advanced. If you are going to Copenhagen and take this lab AND you already know ThinApp, I advise you to skip chapter 1 to 3 and start with chapter 4, because you don’t have time to complete the entire HoL(lab manual is 238 pages). Chapter 4 is about a technical preview of ThinApp Factory. To be clear, this was not even Beta code but I was already impressed by the product and the features it will have. Here is my impression of ThinApp Factory (with screenshots!).
What is the impact of Application Virtualization on VDI?
“It is currently almost impossible to conceive a VDI deployment without Application Virtualization. The management benefits of Application Virtualization are real and proven, especially within centrally hosted virtualized desktops. By isolating/virtualizing applications and streaming these on demand, a much more dynamic and flexible delivery of applications is possible in comparison to classic MSI installations. Typically, when a VDI deployment needs to support many applications, Application Virtualization becomes a key component to its long term success.
Besides of all the Application Virtualization benefits there are some down-sides as well. Some of these are: not all applications can be virtualized, interaction between applications can be a challenge and there is an overhead on the system resources such as CPU, Memory and storage.
The primary goal of Project Virtual Reality Check phase IV is to investigate the overall scalability impact of using Application Virtualization solutions within VDI. The three biggest and most commonly used vendors in the VDI market space are investigated: Citrix Application Streaming, Microsoft App-V and VMware ThinApp. These three solutions were compared in different streaming configurations, and Office 2007 was virtualized together with other applications.”
This is the introduction of the new whitepaper Project Virtual Reality Check just released. … Continue Reading
ThinApp deployment methods whitepaper
I’ve created a whitepaper that describes different kind of methods to deploy ThinApp applications. ThinApp is often compared to other application virtualization solutions that have a deployment mechanism build-in, like Microsoft App-V or Citrix XenApp streaming. ThinApp doesn’t have a build-in deployment mechanism, but there are a lot of options to deploy ThinApp applications. This whitepaper will describe several methods to deploy ThinApp applications.
My plan is to include RES Workspace manager, Appsense, LiquidwareLabs Profile Unity and other methods to the whitepaper in the next couple of months. If you have any comment or suggestions, mail me or leave a comment.
VMware ThinApp 4.5 released!
VMware announces the availability of ThinApp 4.5:
VMware today announced the availability of VMware ThinApp 4.5, enabling rapid adoption of Microsoft Windows 7 in the enterprise by ensuring compatibility for legacy and custom applications across any Windows desktop operating system environment. ThinApp 4.5 enables enterprises to quickly migrate existing applications to new operating systems such as Microsoft Windows 7, eliminating conflicts between operating environments, and extending the life of application investments.
I was under the assumption ThinApp 4.5 was going to be released at the same time as the next release of VMware View, but I guess I was wrong. Companies can now enjoy al the new features ThinApp 4.5 offers, such as:
Full Support for Windows 7 … Continue Reading
