Application Packaging

Application Packaging & MSIX

Modern, reliable application delivery, packaged once and deployed cleanly everywhere, including App-V to MSIX migration and CI/CD packaging workflows.

Overview

Application packaging as a service

Getting one application to install cleanly is a task. Keeping hundreds of them packaged, tested and deployable, release after release, is a discipline, and it's usually the one nobody has time for.

Who this is for

You still have App-V packages and know MSIX is where Microsoft is heading

Packaging is slow, manual and dependent on one or two people who know the tricks

You want a repeatable CI/CD packaging workflow, not a person doing it by hand each time

The problem

Manual, ad hoc packaging doesn't scale: every application is a one-off, quality depends on who did it, and App-V packages quietly age towards a format Microsoft is retiring. When the person who knew the process leaves, so does the process.

How we help

Getting applications deployed reliably, and keeping them that way, is a specialist discipline. We package your line-of-business and legacy applications into modern formats so they install cleanly, update predictably and run anywhere your users do.

Delivered as a managed service, our packaging team handles conversion, testing and remediation, including MSIX and App Attach for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. We also build and set up CI/CD application packaging workflows for your team, so packaging becomes a repeatable, automated pipeline rather than a manual bottleneck.

Legacy application capture and repackaging is delivered with EtherApps Forge from our partner EfficientEther.

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What's included

Everything you need, managed for you

MSIX packaging and conversion

App-V to MSIX migration, planning and remediation

CI/CD application packaging workflows built and set up for your team

App Attach for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365

Application testing, remediation and compatibility fixes

Packaging as an ongoing managed service

Frequently asked

Questions we hear a lot

Do you migrate App-V packages to MSIX?

Yes. We inventory your App-V estate, repackage into MSIX, rebuild connection groups and customised behaviour that doesn't convert automatically, test and remediate, then roll out in phases, so nothing breaks in the move to the format Microsoft is actively investing in.

Can you set up a CI/CD packaging workflow for our team?

Yes. We build and configure continuous integration and delivery pipelines for application packaging, so builds, testing and deployment are automated and repeatable. Packaging stops depending on one person's manual process and becomes a governed, auditable workflow your team can run at scale.

What is App Attach and do we need it?

App Attach streams MSIX-packaged applications into Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365 sessions on demand, instead of baking them into every image. It gives you a lighter, faster-to-update base image and per-user app assignment. It's worth it for any organisation running virtual desktops at scale.

Not sure where to start?

Book a free, no-obligation assessment and we'll map your Microsoft estate, flag the risks and quick wins, and show you exactly where to focus first.

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