The top benefits of virtualized applications are:
Simplified management
Application virtualization makes it much easier for IT to manage and maintain applications across an organization. Rather than manually installing applications to every user’s machine, app virtualization lets IT admins install an app once on a central server and then deploy the app as needed on user devices. In addition to saving installation time, this also makes it simpler to update or patch applications because IT only has to do so on a single server.
Scalability
Application virtualization lets IT admins deploy virtual applications to all kinds of connected devices, regardless of those devices’ operating systems or storage space. This allows thin client provisioning, where users access an application on a low-cost machine while centralized servers handle all the computing power necessary to run that application. As a result, the organization spends less on computing hardware because employees only require basic machines to access the apps they need for work. Application virtualization solutions also allow users to access applications that normally would not work on their machines’ operating system, because the app is actually running on the centralized server. This is commonly used to virtually run a Windows application on a Linux operating system.
Security
Application virtualization software gives IT admins central control over which users can access what applications. If a user’s app permissions within an organization change, the IT admin can simply remove that user’s access to an application. Without app virtualization, the IT admin would have to physically uninstall the app from the user’s device. This central control over app access is especially important if a user’s device is lost or stolen, because the IT admin can revoke remote access to sensitive data without having to track down the missing device.
