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application virtualization
Last modified: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Also called application service virtualization. Application virtualization is layered on top of
other virtualization technologies, such as
storage virtualization or
machine virtualization to allow computing
resources to be distributed dynamically in real time. In standard computing,
applications install their settings onto the host
operating system, hard-coding the entire system to fit that application's needs.
With application virtualization, each application brings down its own set of
configurations on-demand, and executes in a way so that it sees only its own
settings. This leaves the host operating system and existing settings unaltered.
[Adapted from
Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization]
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