Taken from <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032311-microsoft-virtualization.html?hpg1=bn>
By now, most IT professionals are familiar with server and application virtualization. But Microsoft says it's time to get ready for the next layer: server application virtualization (Server App-V). This new capability is now available in beta as part of System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and will hit general availability later this year as part of the larger System Center 2012 release, Microsoft said this week. ... Taken from <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-readies-its-first-server-application-virtualization-beta/8995?tag=mantle_skin;content>
By now, most IT professionals are familiar with server and application virtualization. But Microsoft says it's time to get ready for the next layer: server application virtualization (Server App-V).
This new capability is now available in beta as part of System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and will hit general availability later this year as part of the larger System Center 2012 release, Microsoft said this week.
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Taken from <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-readies-its-first-server-application-virtualization-beta/8995?tag=mantle_skin;content>
Server App-V enables customers to virtualize application images on a Windows Azure worker role (single role, single instance) without rewriting them or packaging them within a virtual machine. Once the application is deployed this way, customers take advantage of the the automated service management capabilities of Windows Azure, including automatic configuration and ongoing operating system management. In other words, from a System Center Team Blog post, “Microsoft Server Application Virtualization converts traditional server applications into state separated “XCopyable” images without requiring code changes to the applications themselves, allowing you to host a variety of Windows 2008 applications on Azure.”