Desktop virtualization can be seen as a way to reach back to the past and provide a reliable, durable environment while still offering modern graphical applications.

Virtualization has changed the way you deploy, test and recover operating system images. Now think about doing the same thing for an application. The application itself is virtualized, so it never ...

In the past few weeks, I've spoken with representatives of JBoss and TIBCO. Both of these companies are proponents of the idea that Web-based applications are best built using an application ...

Application virtualization is one of those technologies that has been around for a little while now, but it just doesn't seem to get the same attention as its older sibling -- server ...

The idea behind application virtualization is to eliminate many of the support-draining configuration problems that plague conventional desktop implementations.

Application virtualization delivered in a SaaS model is perhaps the most lucrative business solution providers should expect to see for a long time to come. Channel partners servicing virtually ...

WAN Virtualization requires the continuous gathering of rich real-time unidirectional information to deliver that end-to-end reliability and predictable application performance, which is why it ...

Application virtualization sets out to fix this problem. When an application is delivered through application virtualization, it does not get installed in the way we would normally understand.

Is application virtualization a sensible investment for IT managers? Do the claimed benefits–and associated costs–of application virtualization outweigh what it is intended to replace, the ...

In Jim's 2008 edition of the "Handbook of Application Delivery," virtualization was addressed as a meaningful trend, but, within the scope of the 140-plus page book, it was not a major theme.

Microsoft's Application Virtualization 4.5 has a lot to offer enterprises, but the product comes with packaging and setup issues that need to be overcome for it to work properly.