Deploying Applications Using Proper DNS, Group Policy And DFS

Thursday, 03 May 2007 by Michel Roth

Although it's not so new and fancy as streaming and virtualization applications, a perfectly suitable way to deploy applications can be using (proper) DNS, Group Policy and DFS. In case you've lost track of this "old fashioned way" by all the fancy-smancy new technologies, Aaron Parker refreshes your memory how to deploy applications using Group Polices properly:

"In this article I've outlined what I recommend for best utilising Group Policy to deploy applications. Deploying applications via Group Policy is a fairly straight-forward process, if a little limiting, however if you don't do it right you could be setting yourself up for some pain down the track.

Successfully deploying applications with Group Policy requires a solid base in Active Directory. There are a few things you'll need to ensure are in place and working correctly before you start. These include:"

� Active Directory
� DNS
� Distributed File System (DFS)

Read the article here.