DIFFERENCE

DIFFERENCE

1. APPLICATION VIRTUALIZATION

   • Definition
     • Application virtualization is a software technology that encapsulates computer programs from the underlying operating system on which they are executed
   • Benefits
     • Allows easier maintenance of applications,
     • Cost-effective solution
     • Enables cross-platform operations
   • Working
     • it uses the remote display control to transmit the entire application in the form of pixels from the host server to the desktop of different users. These applications are then accessed by the user on their systems as if they were a local installation.
   • Drawbacks
     • transfers less data, thus lowering the impact on the hardware.
     • A lesser level of flexibility

2. DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION

   • Definition
     • Desktop virtualization is a software technology that separates the desktop environment and associated application software from the physical client device that is used to access it
   • Benefits
     • Offers greater flexibility to virtual infrastructure
     • A richer and consistent desktop experience
     • Gives users the experience of a complete desktop
   • Working
     • It abstracts the desktop environment available on a personal computer in order to provide access to it using a client/server approach.
   • Drawbacks
     • Applications are still tied into the underlying OS
     • Access and authentication management is comparatively difficult