Have been looking into XenApp as it seems a pretty cool way of handling quickly changing software requirements (e.g. no need to do a desk visit to install, apps are sanboxed etc.) but wanted some real-world information before I looked into it in any more depth. Is the app streaming as good as Citrix make it out to be, e.g. could it realistically be used to host Photoshop (assuming the server is more than up to the task) or would it still be a lot better to do a local install?
Another thing that appealed was its ability to stream apps to platforms that they don't run on natively - the one that springs to mind is Outlook 2007 on Mac OS. Has anyone done this and not wanted to kill themselves after?
I guess the next question is about alternatives - assuming that hardware specs on the desktops were more than capable of running all the apps and HDD space wasn't an issue, and all the apps were part of an image or some other deployment method, is there anything that can manage the licenses and allow users to "sign out" licenses for applications which then allows them to be used and the license returned after use? I know some companies make license servers for their products, but most don't and it would be nice if all the management could be handled from one place.
Another thing that appealed was its ability to stream apps to platforms that they don't run on natively - the one that springs to mind is Outlook 2007 on Mac OS. Has anyone done this and not wanted to kill themselves after?
I guess the next question is about alternatives - assuming that hardware specs on the desktops were more than capable of running all the apps and HDD space wasn't an issue, and all the apps were part of an image or some other deployment method, is there anything that can manage the licenses and allow users to "sign out" licenses for applications which then allows them to be used and the license returned after use? I know some companies make license servers for their products, but most don't and it would be nice if all the management could be handled from one place.