App-v management server or SCCM 2012 integration?

Question

Hi,
We are using App-V 5.0 integrated within SCCM 2012 for a while now but aren't happy with it.
Hope was that in some update of sccm 2012 it would improve but it does not. That's why the idea arises to use the Ap-V management server again.
Below a comparison of the two options, I was wondering what your opinion on this matter is.
App-V via SCCM 2012:
Pro:
Full integration with SCCM 2012
Contra:
Dependency on SCCM 2012 client (when SCCM client doens’t work, App-V doesn’t work either)
Slow responstimes before package arrives at user (SCCM needs to scan AD groups, SCCM client needs a policy refresh)
App-V Management server:
Pro:
Deploy is also possible to computers as from App-V 5.0 management server
http://virtualvibes.co.uk/enabling-computer-based-targeting-in-app-v-5-0/
“the fact that we can now target machines instead of users when publishing packages”
Fast respsonsetime: deploy & uninstall
Automatic uninstall when user/computer isn’t member of AD group anymore
Contra:
Extra server needed
Note: the migration from SCCM to the App-V Management server should be transparent, right? Unpublish existing packages via SCCM, publish via management server
Please advise.
J.
Jan Hoedt
Jan Hoedt

Answer 1

How many data centres and sites are these RDS servers and desktops deployed across?
If you read Rory's blog post, you'll get a sense of what the App-V Full Infrastructure's down sides are across multiple sites/DCs.
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