Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)

Microsoft App-V lets you deploy, update and support applications as services in real time, on an as-needed basis. With App-V, you can transform individual applications from locally installed products into centrally managed services by streaming them over common HTTP and RTSP protocols. The question is, how can you manage and prioritize the increased demand for limited WAN bandwidth?

The Blue Coat Application Delivery Network (ADN) helps you accelerate and optimize the deployment of App-V virtualized applications, resulting in network cost savings and improved employee productivity for remote users. As part of the ADN, Blue Coat ProxySG helps reduce the cost and complexity of managing desktop applications by optimizing virtual application delivery over the WAN while avoiding costly bandwidth upgrades.

In fact, test results show that Blue Coat ProxySG products significantly accelerate the streaming of App-V applications for remote branch office users. In one study, users could access applications three times faster with ProxySG appliances, and bandwidth utilization was reduced by over 99%.

To learn more, read our Application Performance Brief: Microsoft App-V