For many years I’ve spoken at conferences on the topic of Application Packaging and Delivery giving a pretty comprehensive breakdown of the different products on offer and each of their strengths as I saw it. I have always tried to … Read More
Evergreen IT Strategy for EUC – Infrastructure, OSs, Apps and Users.
With major upgrades now coming much more regularly than in the past and with application compatibility creeping back in as an obstacle, the ability to automate testing of all apps is quickly becoming a must-have. So, I’d like to talk … Read More
The Evergreen Platform Bake-Off – Automated Testing for Windows.
An Evergreen platform can help you avoid running into compatibility issues that stop your Windows rollout in its tracks by automating testing. In this review I look at three platforms from AppAvail, Application Readiness, and Apptimized. Application compatibility. For anyone … Read More
Citrix Cloud vs. Windows Virtual Desktop. [Product Comparison]
In my experience, while Citrix is very widely used in the enterprise, the remote work strategies of most organisations have relegated it to use for consuming the published resources internally on the corporate network from a traditional workstation in the … Read More
Remember The Centaurus Trust this Christmas
Small local charities can often lose out to bigger, well-known organizations when it comes to receiving support and attention for the amazing work they do. Here at Algiz Technology, we prefer to work with organizations on our doorstep because we … Read More
Algiz Technology has moved.
It’s our biggest packaging project to date – no, not applications, us! We’ve taken off the bubble wrap and completed our move to new offices in sunny Birmingham! Since we started, we’ve had the pleasure of working with some fantastic … Read More
Windows Virtual Desktop – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is now Generally Available! This is a pretty momentous day as it has been a long journey to get here. While now well known as WVD, just a couple of years ago the discussion was … Read More
What’s new in the App-V Decision Matrix?
Well to start with, the name. The matrix has evolved into an application delivery matrix and so quite simply I’ve decided to call it the Application Delivery Decision Matrix. For now, the matrix still uses application virtualization (such as App-V) … Read More
Windows 10 migration plan – application readiness.
Windows 7 is now End of Life. We strongly encourage that you pay for extended support while completing your migration. Welcome to the second part in this short series of articles in which I describe my approach to upgrading to … Read More
Windows 10 migration plan [updated].
Windows 7 is now End of Life. We strongly encourage that you pay for extended support while completing your migration. Windows 10 could be the last dedicated new Windows desktop Operating System released, so in this two part article, I … Read More
Is Windows 10 multi-user a step in the right direction?
For a virtualization fan, one of the most interesting recent developments is the Windows 10 multi-user support which has arrived in the latest preview. For decades we’ve become accustomed to running applications and sometimes shared desktops for multiple users … Read More
MSIX – The Need for a New Application Package Format.
In this article, Rory Monaghan shares his thoughts on the new MSIX application packaging format announced by Microsoft at Build 2018. He looks at what it means for organizations who have invested in App-V and MSI, and those looking to … Read More
Application Layering Bake-Off Results!
In this article, I present the results of a bake-off between the three most widely used application layering solutions on the market today – Citrix App Layering, Liquidware FlexApp, and VMware App Volumes. There are also useful links to … Read More
WhatMatrix Use Cases for Application Virtualization.
Recently, the AppVirt Guru team collaborated with WhatMatrix to transform the popular feature matrix from the annual Application Virtualization Smackdown white paper into a web-based product comparison tool. For this article, I walk you through some use cases (with … Read More
App-V Decision Matrix – March 2018
App-V and Packaging expert, Rory Monaghan has updated his popular App-V Decision Matrix and extended the scope to include other deployment technologies. The original diagram is available on his website, but we offered to take his raw App-V flowchart … Read More
Windows 10 S – Putting Your Desktops on Lockdown.
In previous blog posts, I touched on application delivery options when migrating to Windows 10. In this post, I’ll delve into hosted applications, application virtualization, and Windows 10 S. You can also get your hands on a video I … Read More
99.9% virtualization with Numecent Cloudpaging and App-V.
You already know that real application virtualization benefits come about not when you’ve virtualized a few applications, but when you’ve converted your whole estate. While it can be hard work to achieve, if anyone’s told you it’s not possible, they’re … Read More
Guide to creating one Golden Image for Windows 10.
Through years of trial and error, I’ve cemented some of my personal best practices for desktop imaging that I’d like to share with all of you in this article. Although the technologies are very different, my practice for creating … Read More
WannaCry? You’ve got the poison, now get the remedy.
The WannaCry ransomware cyber attack has highlighted the importance of ensuring you are always up to date with the latest software updates available to you. In this article, Algiz CTO, Rory Monaghan explains what critical action you should take now … Read More
Why is baselining so important for end-user experience management?
If your business depends on mission-critical web or legacy applications, then monitoring how your end users interact with your applications is critical. In this guest article Sri Chaganty, CTO/Founder of Algiz Technology partner, AppEnsure, explains why application performance baselining and … Read More
Windows 10 Application Compatibility Strategy
This article summarises the issues related to application compatibility in Windows 10 as discussed by Chris Jackson, Microsoft’s Worldwide Lead for Application Compatibility, in his extensive article ‘Windows 10 App Compat Strategy.’ Upgrading to Windows 10. With the arrival of … Read More
Win 10 migration: Tools and tips to get off to a flying start.
I think the best way to begin is with a basic question: why is now the right time to start your Win 10 migration? In this article, I’ll explain why it is, and also give you my recommendations on software tools to … Read More
What is Network Situational Awareness, and why you should care?
There are many views as to what constitutes Cyber Security, usually based on the three accepted basic premises: Prevention Provide protection using traditional, provable methods: Education – continuous education of staff in the best practices of basic security Technology – … Read More
With VDI-in-a-Box dead, will we ever see another really simple VDI solution?
VDI wasn’t meant to be so complicated During its inception in the early days, desktop virtualisation or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to give it its proper name, was seen as a magic bullet to give IT departments huge operational efficiencies … Read More
Application Virtualization Smackdown 2016 (The Winners)
A year ago, when we released the 2015 Smackdown, I was asked for my opinion on who I thought was the winner, so I posted a blow by blow of the different application virtualization products featured in the feature matrix section … Read More
