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Why build a virtual appliance?

April 26, 2017appliance build virtual

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Why build a virtual appliance?

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Building a virtual appliance is a compelling new approach to software distribution. Deploying software as a virtual appliance eliminates many of the stumbling blocks associated with traditional software distribution. With a virtual appliance, you can now ship pre-installed, pre-configured, and tested standard configurations that enable the end-users of your software to literally plug your solutions into their environments with minimal effort. Not only does this decrease the time it takes to get your software up and running in your users environments; but it also decreases potential support issues related to incorrectly configured software or hardware. Users can simply download your virtual appliance and run it with VMware virtualization software. Learn more about the benefits of building virtual appliances.