The Landscape of Media Application Deployment

User software applications (apps) are the lifeblood of a media professional: creating, capturing, scheduling, logging, searching, editing, reviewing, managing, publishing, and more. The common desktop installable program (.exe) is being eclipsed by new methods of application deployment. Web methods, virtualization techniques, and cloud computing are enabling new ways to develop and deploy applications with outstanding value for end users and administrators. Of special importance are advantages gained in the areas of performance, simplicity, access patterns, software distribution, upgrades, and configuration management. This paper will survey the landscape of software application methods including Rich Internet Applications using browsers or sandboxed app players, hosted desktop virtualization, application streaming, and native apps for tablets/phones

Published

2011-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Software applications, media apps, deployment, RIA, web apps, sandboxed apps, virtualization, VDI, hosted virtual desktop, desktop streaming, AJAX, HTML5

DOI

10.5594/M001054

ISBN

978-1-61482-940-9