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Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) vs. StorPool

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft App-V

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft App-V supports the virtualization of applications, making them available to end users without an installation.N/A

    StorPool

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AStorPool is a block-storage software that uses standard hardware and builds a storage system out of this hardware. It is installed on the servers and creates a shared storage pool from their local drives in these servers. Compared to traditional SANs, all-flash arrays, or other storage software StorPool is faster, more reliable and scalable.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft App-VStorPool
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft App-VStorPool
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Microsoft App-VStorPool
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and StorPool
    Feature
    Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    StorPool
    -
    Ratings
    Application support6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device support8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of deployment10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application packaging8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft App-VStorPool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft App-VStorPool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams for small or large meetings is a great way to communicate and collaborate. Microsoft Application Virtualization is a terrific tool for presenting and sharing information, and its storage capacity is also excellent. Installing and centrally administering specialized apps to control who has access to it is one of the features I value most about this software. It also provides a separate UI for tracking the app's accesses. This program is not suitable for freelancers or clients that operate alone.
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    StorPool
    Storpool performs well on block level (and that is what we use it for). It is not yet supporting a kind of distributed filesystem or object storage - a filesystem layer needs to be built on top of it.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Install Software based on AD group assignment
    • Safely and quickly uninstall from devices
    • Updating is a bit more difficult but manageable.
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    StorPool
    • Distributed Storage array with very high throughput in terms of reading & write operations.
    • Horizontal scaling without much complexity of management.
    • Easily integrate with OpenStack cloud.
    • Doesn't depend on proprietary hardware, integrates with commodity hardware.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Unfortunately it will be replaced by MSIX
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    StorPool
    • Graphical interface is for monitoring and stats, but not for operations.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    APP-V is no longer a supported technology and is on the way out, only on legacy support at this time. The changes in security emphasis in windows, as well as the changes in software development have meant that APP-V is no longer able to correctly package software. It has been superseded by the MSIX format and distribution via the Microsoft Store for Business.
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    StorPool
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included in our current Office 365 product set; therefore, there is no additional fee to use the application. It saves our company money by not having to pay for Slack or another internal chat service. For us, Microsoft Teams has a better user experience and product features. Teams' usability is higher than Slack's since it has access to OneDrive, email, and OneNote applications. Screen sharing, chat, and file-sharing operate smoothly, and the performance appears great.
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    StorPool
    We made a very careful selection of our storage vendor and solution. After researching the newest technologies, our team decided to deploy a software-defined storage solution from StorPool.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Some applications may be slower
    • Interaction between several applications can be better
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    StorPool
    • We have not calculated precise ROI. We focused on getting the best solution at a reasonable price, based on market research. Initially, we didn’t need a lot of capacity, so we invested in servers and network, which could handle several times more capacity, but bought smaller drives to keep the investment low. We achieved a starting price of $3.2/GB usable and $1.4/GB logical. Later we expanded the capacity by adding more drives to the system. Currently, the system has a price of approximately $2.3/GB usable and $0.99/GB logical and a price of $0.09/IOPS.
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