Cloud computing promises new ways to build and deploy distributed applications. So why are we so hung up on the old ones? James Urquhart is a field technologist with almost 20 years of experience in ...

If you have ever been involved in configuring, installing and maintaining enterprise software, I don't have to tell you that it's time-consuming and complex. The cumbersome process of installing and ...

Why: "MSIX differs in that it focuses on placing the application in a persistent container; from download to launch, the application behaves as a container. " Save $400 when you register for Live! 360 ...

To many IT professionals, application packaging may sound like the shrink-wrap you tear off a box, but for Doug Glenn, it’s a critical step in controlling Windows application support costs. Glenn, ...

If every protagonist in the service-based, cloud-centric, software-integrated connected world is to be believed, the age of monolithic software is dead. They now talk about the merits of ‘composable’ ...

IT administrators can build a strong case for using application-packaging software on Windows systems, but for other operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux, the tools have more limited appeal.