Hello everyone, my name is Thamim Karim and I am a Premier Field Engineer (PFE) for Microsoft Premier Support UK. I work in the Virtualisation space with my main technical focus being App-V.

Over the past few months I have spent a lot of time learning about App-V and I thought I would share with you some of the great resources available out there. They really helped me ramp up on the technology and I hope you find them as useful as I did!

Treat this blog post as your one-stop shop for your App-V ramp up! Enjoy!

Thamim Karim

Premier Field Engineer

Product Overview

• Introduction

• Microsoft Application Virtualization

• Documentation

• Overview of Application Virtualization

• About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5

• About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 SP1

• About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 SP2

• About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6

• About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP1

• Application Virtualization Server-Based Scenario Overview

• Electronic Software Distribution-Based Scenario Overview

• Stand-Alone Delivery Scenario Overview

• App-V 4.5 Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide 4.5

• App-V 4.6 Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide 4.6

• Virtual Labs

• Learning App-V Basics

• Learning App-V Intermediate Skills

• Videos

• Application Virtualization

• Application Virtualization End-to-End: Understanding How to Package and Deploy Virtual Applications Quickly

• Whitepapers

• Virtual Application Management with Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2

 Installing and Configuring

• Documentation

• How to Install the Servers and System Components

• How to Configure Servers for ESD-Based Deployment

• How to Manually Install the Application Virtualization Client

• How to Manually Publish a Virtual Application on the Client

• Application Virtualization Deployment Requirements

• Virtual Labs

• Installing and Configuring App-V

• Learning to Configure App-V for Standalone Client Mode

• Whitepapers

• Microsoft Application Virtualization Version 4.6 SP1 Trial Guide

Sequencing

• Documentation

• Application Virtualization Sequencer

• Videos

• How to Create App-V Packages More Efficiently With the New App-V 4.6 SP1 Sequencer

• Virtual Labs

• Installing the App-V Sequencer

• Sequencing Applications for Virtualization

• Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 Service Pack 1 Sequencer Overview

• Whitepapers

• Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Sequencing Guide

Office 2010

•  Documentation

• Prescriptive guidance for sequencing Office 2010 using Microsoft App-V 4.5 or 4.6

• Known issues and limitations when using virtualized Office 2010 applications on App-V 4.6 and App-V 4.5 SP2 clients

• Blogs

• When to sequence Office 2010 from scratch and when to use the Package Accelerator

• Microsoft Office 2010, more integration in App-V 4.6

• Software

• Microsoft Office 2010 Deployment Kit for App-V

• Videos

• Demystifying the Deployment of App-V 4.6 and Office 2010

 Troubleshooting

• Documentation

• Application Virtualization Troubleshooting and Support

• Videos

• The Case of.....Featuring "The App-V Sequencer"

• When Things Go Wrong: How to Effectively and Efficiently Troubleshoot App-V Deployments

• How to Collect Logs and Info for your App-V Support Call

• How to fix common App-V configuration issues

• Articles

• App-V Client Error Codes

• Blogs

• Troubleshooting App-V with log files

• Its all about the logs!?

• App-V Troubleshooting, Known Issues and General Resources

• Getting to Grips with the App-V Client Log Parser Utility (Launch Times)

• Getting to Grips with the App-V Client Log Parser Utility (Error Codes)

• Getting to Grip with the App-V Server Log File (sft-server.log)

Premier Workshops

• Intro to App-V

• App-V:Advanced Sequencing and Troubleshooting

• Events Diary

Further Learning

• Documentation

• Application Virtualization Client Reference

• Application Virtualization Client Installer Command-Line Parameters

• SFTMIME Command Reference

• How to Use Dynamic Suite Composition

• OSD Scripting

• How to Use the Differential SFT File

• Whitepapers

• App-V 4.5 Server Sizing Guide

• App-V Application Publishing and Client Interaction

• App-V Security Best Practices

• Application Virtualization 4.5 for Terminal Services

• Videos

• App-V Server Infrastructure: Planning for Optimal App-V Management Server Performance and Scalability 

• How to Set Up App-V and Get the Most Out of Your RDS and VDI Deployments

• Architecture and Engineering of Microsoft Application Virtualization (AppVirt)

• Exams

• Exam 70-656: TS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuring

• Exam 70-669: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization

Case Studies

• Microsoft IT

• Microsoft Case Studies

 Useful Resources

• References

• MDOP Webpage

• Application Virtualization TechCenter

• Blogs

• The Virtual World Blog

• The Microsoft Application Virtualization Blog

• The ConfigMgr Support Team Blog

• Kirx’s Blog

• Stealth Puppy Blog

• Community

• Microsoft Application Virtualization Community

• App-V TechNet Gallery

• Forums

• TechNet Forum - Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)

• www.appvirtguru.com

• Software

• App-V Resource Kit Tools

• Microsoft App-V ADM Template

• Microsoft Application Virtualization Dashboard

• Microsoft Application Virtualization Best Practices Analyzer

• Social Networking

• Application Virtualization (App-V) Facebook Group

• Microsoft App-V Linked In Group