Chapter 10. XenDesktop® and App-V Integration

In the last chapter, we discovered how to install a XenDesktop deployment, and we also learned some of the basic tips about its sizing and configuration.

In this chapter, we will introduce the Microsoft App-V technology and we will learn how to integrate it in a XenDesktop environment.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Understanding the Microsoft App-V infrastructure
  • Creating virtual application by using App-V
  • Delivering applications based on App-V with XenDesktop

Understanding the App-V infrastructure

The Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) technology is used for virtualizing applications.

Originally, this solution was known as Soft-Grid and it was developed by Softricity, which ...

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