Legacy Applications Archives - Cameyo Windows Apps from the Browser for Remote and On-site Work Wed, 25 Oct 2023 22:55:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cameyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Play-Black-150x150.png Legacy Applications Archives - Cameyo 32 32 How to Install Windows 10 on Chromebook (But Wait, Why?) https://cameyo.com/how-to-install-windows-10-on-chromebook-but-wait-why/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:53:36 +0000 https://cameyo.com/?p=230142 Yes, with a lot of hassle and risk, it’s possible to install Windows 10 on a Chromebook. But why bother when Virtual App Delivery with Cameyo is so easy?

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Before we get started, please note that one of the solutions discussed below (our solution, Cameyo) is a business solution only, and does not have a consumer product. But if you’re an organization/business that is looking to run Windows apps on Chromebooks, Cameyo is the only virtualization solution that is directly integrated into ChromeOS itself, and we’re here to help you. To learn more, visit the ChromeOS Virtual App Delivery with Cameyo page here.

Otherwise, please read on! 

Here’s the scenario: You’ve got a Chromebook (or are thinking about getting one) and you’ve got a copy of Windows 10. And if you can just figure out how to install Windows on that Chromebook, you believe you’ll achieve the perfect marriage of form and functionality. Or maybe you work in IT, and you have ambitions of getting an entire fleet of ChromeOS devices to run Windows instead.

The logic behind that is understandable. But isn’t swapping out operating systems an extreme solution to a much simpler problem? Because, when you think about it, the real goal of carrying out a Chromebook Windows installation is the ability to run Windows software, not Windows itself.

So let’s proceed from that starting point instead. You want to run Windows apps seamlessly on your Chromebook. Is ditching ChromeOS for Windows 10 really the best way to do it?

The answer is no. And here’s why.

For starters, most Chromebook models aren’t made to run Windows. They’re designed to run ChromeOS, which is why they get such great battery life, why they’re so affordable, why they’re more manageable and why they have inherent security benefits. To put it bluntly, turning your Chromebook into a Windows laptop defeats the purpose of owning a Chromebook in the first place.

That also applies to a dual-boot setup, which is where you choose which operating system to use when you power on the computer. When you’re in the ChromeOS environment, you’ll get the customary Chromebook advantages. But when you’re booted in Windows, you sacrifice those advantages just for the sake of running Windows apps. You’ll also have to choose your operating system and skip OS verification every time you start your Chromebook!

To truly get the best of both worlds, Cameyo is the perfect solution. Cameyo’s Virtual App Delivery (VAD) platform gives Chromebook users seamless access to all of their business-critical Windows software, including legacy Windows apps, directly within the ChromeOS environment. They can work with the native Windows version of Microsoft Office or even specialized programs like AutoCAD or Quickbooks without the need for a compatibility layer.

Cameyo isn’t a remote desktop. Nor does it force you to use proprietary viewer clients or deploy on-prem infrastructure like VDI. VAD is a cloud-native technology that transforms full-featured desktop apps into progressive web apps (PWAs) with just a few clicks. On ChromeOS, they can integrate with the launcher and file system for a completely transparent cloud desktop experience.

In fact, Cameyo moves beyond the operating system entirely, opening up access to Windows apps across all devices. It’s able to deliver apps via any modern HTML5-capable web client like the Safari or Chrome browser, which means users can access desktop Windows apps on macOS devices as well as mobile devices like an iPhone. Also, our new Cameyo for Linux capabilities extend VAD’s capabilities to Linux apps too. Thanks to Cameyo’s pioneering VAD platform, it’s all done in a simple, secure, centralized and cost-effective way.

Instead of spending hours trying to hack Windows 10 to run on your Chromebook, take a minute to sign up for your free trial of Cameyo. You’ll be using Virtual App Delivery to access desktop-tier Windows apps from Chrome OS in no time. Or, if you’d like a little more insight into how Cameyo’s Virtual App Delivery works, schedule a demo to get an engineer’s take. Either way, you’ll gain a better understanding of why Cameyo is the optimal solution when your organization’s goal is using Windows software on its Chromebooks.

Still Determined to run Windows on your Chromebook? Keep Reading

If you’ve read to this point and you still think installing Windows is worth a try, below we offer some background on getting Windows 10 (and possibly other versions of Windows) onto your Chromebook.

However, these instructions come with a huge disclaimer! They are not a guaranteed, foolproof method of Windows installation on Chromebooks. We’re only providing them below to illustrate the cumbersome, potentially dangerous steps involved in the installation process.

Not only do these actions require some familiarity with a Linux-style terminal and confidence with computer hardware, there’s also a real risk of damaging your ChromeOS device and/or voiding your warranty because you’re making essential, unsupported changes to the BIOS (among other things).

In a nutshell, anything that goes wrong is entirely on you.

To start, you’ll need the following:

  • The Chromebook you want to install Windows on
  • A separate Windows PC or Windows laptop
  • A USB flash drive for installation media
  • A USB keyboard and mouse

To prepare your Chromebook:

  • Turn off the Chromebook by shutting down or pressing the power button.
  • Open the back of the Chromebook and remove the Write Protect Screw (consult teardown guides for its location).
  • Press ESC + Refresh + Power to enter Recovery Mode.
  • Press CTRL + D and then press Enter to enable Developer Mode.
  • Press CTRL + D to boot Chrome OS.
  • Press CTRL + ALT + T to open up a terminal.
  • Type in shell and press Enter.
  • Copy and paste this command into the terminal: cd ~; curl -L -O https://mrchromebox.tech/uefi-flash.sh && sudo bash uefi-flash.sh
  • Press Enter.
  • Select Full coreboot Firmware from the options.
  • Press Y to confirm.
  • Press U to install the UEFI firmware

To create Microsoft Windows installation media:

  • Open a browser on your Windows PC or laptop.
  • Go to Microsoft’s website and download the Windows 10 ISO (or whichever version of Windows is current).
  • Open the file you downloaded and click Accept.
  • Insert the USB flash drive.
  • Select “Create Installation media” (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC.
  • Click Next.
  • Choose “Use the recommended options for this PC” and click Next.
  • Choose “USB flash drive” and click Next.
  • Wait for the process to complete, then click Finish.
  • Note: You can also use the tool Rufus to create bootable Windows and Linux installation media.

To install Windows on your Chromebook:

  • Take the Windows installation media (i.e., USB flash drive) and plug it into the Chromebook.
  • Your Chromebook should boot directly from the USB device. If nott, press ESC as soon as the Chromebook boots. Find your USB device in the menu and select it.
  • Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the Chromebook.
  • Select your language and your region, then click Next.
  • Click “Install now.”
  • When asked to enter the product key, select “I don’t have a product key.”
  • Select the version of Windows you want to install. This will likely be Windows 10 Home or Pro.
  • Select “Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).”
  • Delete all partitions listed. Ignore any warnings that might appear, then click Next.
  • Let Windows finish installing and then reboot.
  • Remove the USB drive if asked to do so.
  • Set up Windows. Skip the Internet connection step.
  • Install drivers for Windows.

Even if everything goes smoothly up to this point, this last step could be your undoing. Incorrect drivers can cause software crashes, random shutdowns and other ongoing problems. The right drivers will depend on variables like your system hardware (an Intel or an AMD CPU, for example) and your peripherals.

A developer known as CoolStar has some tips on solving the many issues and driver incompatibilities that occur when installing Windows on common ChromeOS devices from Acer, Samsung and other well-known manufacturers. Typing “Coolstar Windows install Chromebook” into your preferred search engine should get you closer to finding those resources.

Install Windows 10 on your Chromebook? Why endure the hassle?

In the event that you made it safely through those steps, you can’t escape the fact that running Windows on a Chromebook still negates many of the benefits of ChromeOS. And what’s more, it doesn’t exactly ensure a smooth Windows experience either! If you’d like to see a better way to access all your Windows apps on Chromebooks, schedule a demo with Cameyo today.

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Running AutoCAD on Chromebook https://cameyo.com/running-autocad-on-chromebook/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:56:50 +0000 https://cameyo.com/?p=229531 Learn how you can run AutoCAD on Chromebook - without the cost & complexity of a full Windows desktop - with Virtual App Delivery (VAD).

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When someone says, “Chromebook,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? You may simply think of a low-cost, ultra-portable device that runs a streamlined, web-dependent operating system. Perfect for users with light workloads, but it’s no desktop Mac, Linux or Windows replacement, you might say. The reality, however, cloud’t be more different. 

Chromebooks and their operating system, Chrome OS, have a lot more functionality than many give them credit for (although that’s a perception that’s changing quickly). You don’t need a desktop OS and a beefy AMD Ryzen or Intel CPU to support heavy workloads. With the right tools, Chromebooks are actually capable of running demanding Windows applications like AutoCAD and SolidWorks to perform even the most compute-intensive tasks such as 3D modeling.

Virtual App Delivery (VAD) is one of those tools. Unlike legacy virtualization solutions that try to replicate the entire Microsoft Windows desktop on a remote client, VAD takes a much more streamlined, platform-agnostic approach. It avoids the usual cost and complexity typically associated with VDI while also extending support to include Chromebooks as well as Android smartphones and iPhones.

A Virtual App Delivery solution like Cameyo enables users to access software titles like Excel or AutoCAD on their devices via an HTTPS-encrypted HTML5 web browser session. Illinois’ Community High School District 99 (CSD99) is just one example of an organization leveraging Cameyo to provide its students with the AutoCAD Suite as well as the Adobe Creative Suite on their Google Chromebooks. (Read the case study here.)

Not only did the district’s IT team have Cameyo “up and running within a few hours,” it also provided them with a future-proof productivity platform. According to Rod Russeau, Director of Technology & Information Services for CSD99, Cameyo “really opens up our options for the future in terms of the deployment of end-user devices, and the potential reduction of expenses and the overall management effort associated with them.”

How to Run AutoCAD on Chromebook

Now that you know Cameyo makes it possible to access the full desktop version of AutoCAD on a Chromebook, let’s look at a step-by-step tutorial that shows how quick and easy it is to set up and use.

As an admin:

  1. Assuming you’ve already configured Cameyo (don’t worry, that only takes a few minutes), log into the portal and connect to your server as an admin.
  2. Using the convenient dialog box, download or drag-and-drop the AutoCAD installer (available from Autodesk) from your computer.
  3. Install AutoCAD and configure it as you’d like.
  4. Select the AutoCAD executable file to publish in the assistant window.
  5. AutoCAD should now appear in the “Publish Your Apps” window. Select it there and click “Apply”. This final step makes the software available to users.

As a user:

  1. Once you’ve logged into the Cameyo online portal, which can be accessed with Google Chrome or any other modern web browser, click “Play” under AutoCAD as in the screenshot above. This simple action launches the full desktop version of AutoCAD — not the AutoCAD web app or a stripped-down Chrome OS version. 
  2. Alternatively, you can skip the “Play” step and access AutoCAD directly through a URL provided by your IT admin. Some users like to bookmark these URLs to create quick shortcuts to their favorite apps.
  3. Better still is the ability to access AutoCAD as a Progressive Web App (PWA) through Cameyo. When users go to the AutoCAD app in Cameyo, they’ll see an install button appear in their browser address bar. When they click, AutoCAD (or any Windows app) is installed as a PWA and appears in their taskbar. When they click it, the app runs in its own window instead of a browser tab, making it look and feel as though the app is installed locally. 

That’s it. You’re now working seamlessly with powerful computer-aided design software on your Chromebook, and it didn’t take any command line magic or cumbersome workarounds.

No Windows Desktop Required

This kind of simplicity is only possible through Virtual App Delivery. Other methods of getting AutoCAD to run on Chromebooks involve using Parallels Desktop, which is a full-scale Windows container. In other words, users need to emulate an entire operating system just to open and work with AutoCAD .dwg files.

The obvious advantage of Cameyo over VDI-style virtualization approaches is that it provides a “cloud desktop” that complements the streamlined philosophy of Chromebooks. Cameyo doesn’t try to sideline Chrome OS by running Windows on top of it. It leverages the inherent strengths of Chrome OS to access Windows applications.

To that end, Cameyo doesn’t come with stringent system requirements and other caveats of Windows virtualization. Parallels Desktop, for example, calls for a Chromebook with an Intel Core i5/i7 or AMD Ryzen 5/7 as well as (at least) 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. That can exclude users with older Chromebooks, and it definitely leaves out Android and iOS devices. Cameyo works with any device that can run an HTML5 web browser.

Realizing the Full Potential of Your Chromebooks

For years, IT departments have often felt like they had to source the most expensive laptops from industry-leading brands like Asus, Acer, HP, Lenovo or Samsung if they wanted users to have a combination of portability and power. But entire fleets of expensive hardware weren’t enough. To equip their users with business-critical software beyond Powerpoint or Dropbox, those departments also had to manage Microsoft Windows installs on top of that.

In the words of CSD99’s IT staff, Cameyo “levels the playing field” between Chromebooks and costly Windows laptops. And that’s not just for school districts or college campuses. Even architectural and engineering firms with their highly specialized software needs use Cameyo to capitalize on the affordability and manageability of Chromebooks without sacrificing desktop-quality performance.

Additionally, Cameyo’s anywhere, any-device application access pairs perfectly with Chrome OS for secure remote work. Cameyo uses several technologies to harden security while enhancing ease of use, which includes eliminating the risk and complexity of VPNs. As a result, remote Chromebook users can quickly get to work with everything from office docs to AutoCAD renders, wherever they happen to be.

To start using AutoCAD (and all your other business-critical Windows apps) on your Chromebooks today, simply sign up for your free trial of Cameyo. Then follow the quick tutorial above to give all your Chromebook users fast, secure access to Windows desktop apps. And if you’d like more info about Cameyo before testing it out, feel free to request a demo.

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Three Simple Steps to Legacy Application Modernization https://cameyo.com/legacy-application-modernization/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:07:53 +0000 https://cameyo.com/?p=229218 Digital transformation—that is, the practice of taking existing business processes or workflows and realigning them with modern technologies—has been given new urgency during the global shift to remote and hybrid work. Organizations that once took a cautious, wait-and-see approach to their own digital transformation roadmap are now actively reviewing initiatives like cloud migration, automation and […]

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Digital transformation—that is, the practice of taking existing business processes or workflows and realigning them with modern technologies—has been given new urgency during the global shift to remote and hybrid work. Organizations that once took a cautious, wait-and-see approach to their own digital transformation roadmap are now actively reviewing initiatives like cloud migration, automation and the creation of dedicated DevOps task forces.

A significant part of digital transformation involves modernizing legacy applications. This process takes existing applications that aren’t cloud-native and adapts them using modern frameworks and APIs in order to take advantage of the functionality offered by new technologies.

To give a practical example of application modernization: An accounting team, now working full- or part-time from home, uses a software suite that only runs on Windows desktops. In the not-too-distant past, you’d be stuck keeping these legacy systems running and trying to find some way of giving users remote access to that business-critical software.
An app modernization strategy comes at this problem from a different angle. By replatforming and rearchitecting legacy software, existing apps can instead be designed to meet your users where they’re at.

An Overview of App Modernization

The main takeaway on application modernization is that there are many paths to get there. We recently outlined an app modernization process using available Microsoft platforms—but, as we also point out in the same article, that represents just one of many modernization approaches. The modernization journey will in fact look different for every organization based on its unique business needs. And, of course, its budget.

However, a lot of professional guidance on app modernization projects takes several things for granted. For one, it assumes a certain familiarity with the cutting edge of software development, so there will be a lot of talk about refactoring legacy apps by leveraging new application architectures or rehosting legacy systems by means of various microservices. Companies that don’t have DevOps teams at their disposal or business models that allow for major IT projects will instead get referred to external legacy application modernization services.

As a result, app modernization has acquired a reputation for being incredibly complex and very expensive. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Among the many options for transforming legacy software into modern applications, there are straightforward and cost-effective solutions available to everyone from enterprise-scale organizations to independent software vendors (ISVs).

3 Easy Steps for Legacy Application Modernization Overnight

Modernizing a single legacy app or even an entire application portfolio is possible in three easy steps.

  1. Sign up for a free trial of Cameyo. You’ll have the choice of utilizing our fully hosted version in Google Cloud or Azure. Or you can self-host Cameyo in your own cloud environment or on-premises datacenter. It works wherever you work.
  2. Follow the simple self-guided instructions on how to publish your applications in Cameyo. This process is all point-and-click using an intuitive GUI with icons and drop-down menus. There’s no coding or software development involved.
  3. Give people convenient, secure access to the full desktop version of your legacy application, running in any HTML5 browser, with just a few clicks in Cameyo. Your end users will be able to work with your apps as if they were cloud-native, running them anywhere and on any device with the exact same user experience they already know.

That’s all there is to it. You’ve just completed your app modernization project and achieved a huge leap in your digital transformation.

The speed and seamlessness of Cameyo’s Virtual App Delivery (VAD) platform helps to ensure that there are no disruptions to productivity. The scalability of Cameyo allows you to publish new legacy applications and add new users without anything close to the resource investment and operating costs of replatforming or refactoring solutions. And the inherent optimization of Cameyo delivers an outstanding user or customer experience even on BYOD or ultra-mobile devices.

As such, Cameyo’s business value is unmatched. Whereas most app modernization initiatives warn of “minimal changes” and require at least some software development skill, Cameyo retains all the functionality of the existing desktop app with zero redevelopment effort. You get a solution that can support modern workloads and agile work environments, yet it works with your existing software, hardware and IT resources.

How Businesses Are Modernizing Their Legacy Applications with Cameyo

Global enterprises and regional ISVs are using Cameyo to make software-as-a-service (SaaS)-enabled modern applications out of their existing software solutions.

  • Moblize provides a powerful suite of cloud-based AI and Big Data solutions for the oil and gas industry. By combining the strengths of Cameyo and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Moblize was able to reach new levels of scalability while giving its customers a seamless user experience across multiple platforms. “We needed to take all of these legacy desktop apps and bring them into a cloud environment so that anyone, from anywhere, can access them on any device – even tablets and non-Windows laptops. The fact that Cameyo is so much less complex than other solutions enabled incredibly quick time to market,” said Moblize CM\EO Amitt Mehta
  • ClienTrax was looking at a 4-year replatforming process when it aimed to SaaS-ify its popular desktop-OS veterinary practice management application. “In order to continue to compete, we knew we needed to redevelop our application for the web. Cameyo not only eliminates the cost and complexity but it is also incredibly simple to use – both on our end and for our customers. There’s simply no more secure, cost-effective and simple way to deliver any app to any device from the web,” said ClienTrax Director of Operations Craig Markus.
  • Faced with software development costs of $2 million and an 18-month refactoring timeframe for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, Brazil’s Tático ERP was unhappy with any of its app modernization options. Then they discovered Cameyo, which created a cloud-native solution out of the existing application. ”Almost overnight, Cameyo made Tático available to users on tablets, Chromebooks, Apple devices – anything!” said Tático CEO Henrique Netzka.

Whether you’ve got a small set of users who need anywhere, any-device access to a legacy application or you’re an ISV who wants to take an existing application portfolio to the cloud, Cameyo makes even the most daunting app modernization projects into something quick, easy and cost-effective. Starting your rapid modernization journey is as easy as signing up for your free trial or requesting a demo of Cameyo today.

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Migrating ERP to the Cloud: Avoiding the Typical Pitfalls https://cameyo.com/migrating-erp-to-the-cloud/ Tue, 25 May 2021 21:16:03 +0000 https://cameyo.com/?p=227300 Virtual App Delivery provides an easy option for organizations and ISV's alike to migrate ERP to the cloud while still providing access to all features & customizations - with zero redevelopment.

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TechTarget’s SearchERP site recently had a great article from Alan R. Earls about the eight main reasons that organizations fail when trying to migrate ERP to the cloud. The article is titled “Migrating ERP to the cloud: 8 reasons for failure,” and its guidance and tips are useful – IF your organization even has the option of migrating to a SaaS version of your ERP. 

The reality, however, is that the legacy ERP solutions many organizations are utilizing don’t offer SaaS-enabled versions today. Or if they do, the cloud-enabled version doesn’t have feature parity with the dekstop version of the software. Even in the best-case scenario where the SaaS version is capable, many organizations have already invested too heavily in customizations to the legacy version to make a migration feasible. We’ve written in the past about the reasons why organizations can’t abandon their legacy software, and the same holds true for many potential ERP migrations. 

A lot of organizations still use highly customized legacy applications and have invested significant resources into these apps that are still providing core business-critical functionality for their business. While cloud environments often provide robust features and capabilities, some orgs may not be in a position to abandon their legacy applications as the cost and effort to migrate to new SaaS-based offerings is too great.

Luckily, every organization has an easy option for avoiding the typical pitfalls of migrating their ERP to the cloud while still being able to access every feature and customization they have today. And this option is available regardless of whether their ERP solution has been SaaS enabled.   

Virtual Application Delivery (VAD) enables organizations that are using customized legacy applications to be able to continue using these apps while at the same time providing a modern way to deliver the application to any device with a cloud SaaS feel.

Using Virtual App Delivery platforms like Cameyo, organizations can give end-users access any legacy application through any modern web browser connection. This means legacy applications not designed to run on mobile clients or non-Windows devices can efficiently run on any device, regardless of OS, from the browser. It effectively SaaS-enables any legacy Windows or internal web app without the need to refactor or redevelop the application.

Example – Delivering Windows-only ERP to Chromebooks

When Nordward decided to transition to Chrome OS, it hit a snag.

“We also needed a way to provide our people with access to the Windows applications they rely on to do their jobs – most importantly our ERP system – from their Chrome devices,” said Christian Ahlin, Group Head of IT at Nordward. 

Together with reseller Online Partner, Sweden’s leading Google solutions specialist, Nordward put together a migration strategy that would enable the company to take advantage of the speed, security, and manageability of Chrome OS without interrupting access to their business-critical Windows apps.

“The most critical need was the ability to deliver our Windows-based ERP system, VismaBusiness, to all of our employees even though they are now utilizing Chrome OS devices,” said Ahlin. “This is the system we use for our purchasing, warehousing, logistics, sales, and finance – so I can’t think of anything more ‘business critical’ than that.”

Nordward selected Cameyo’s Virtual App Delivery platform, enabling them to simply and securely deliver their ERP software to all of their employees’ Chrome OS devices. Cameyo enables Nordward employees to access the full desktop version of the Windows application on their Chrome OS devices through the browser. Not only does this remove the need for the software to be installed and managed on each device, but because it’s the same version of the software that everyone is used to (just running in the browser), there is nothing new for users to learn.

“Cameyo played a critical role in enabling our transition to Chrome Enterprise,” said Ahlin. “Without the ability to provide access to our Windows ERP software on Chrome OS devices, we simply would not have been able to make the switch.”

You can check out the complete Nordward case study here.

Example – Enabling ISVs to Deliver their Apps as SaaS, with no Redevelopment

A few years ago Tático ERP – a leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform in Brazil – was seeing a trend that more organizations wanted to utilize their software on a variety of platforms, especially Apple devices. At the time, it’s ERP suite ran only on Windows, and needed to be physically installed – there was no web-enabled option.

“This became a serious limiting factor for us when speaking with potential customers,” said Henrique Netzka, CEO of Tatico. “We needed to be able to sell our platform to any company, regardless of the types of devices their employees used – not just Windows-only organizations. So we set out to web-enable our platform to better serve a greater number of organizations.”

Like many ISVs, Tatico assumed that redevelopment of their software was the only option. But they soon faced a common roadblock. 

“It would have taken $2M to redevelop our suite for the web, and it would have taken at least 18 months,” said Netzka. “It simply didn’t make economic sense.”

In addition to the time and cost involved, Tatico was also concerned about ensuring feature parity for the web version.

“Often times with these redevelopment projects, companies are forced to make compromises in the functionality of the web version in order to get it to market faster,” said Netzka. “We are not wiling to compromise the user experience of our customers, so it was very important to us that they be able to access 100% of the features and functionality of the suite, from the web.”

Ultimately Tatico decided to take a different approach. It selected Cameyo and was able to quickly and easily give all of their current and future customers access to the desktop version of the Tatico suite, from any type of device, directly from the browser. Zero redevelopment required. 

“When we first saw Cameyo in action, we quickly realized that our users wouldn’t have to download, install, or manage anything in order to use our suite,” said Netzka. “It was like a dream come true. Our users would get the same exact experience as the installed version of the software, but on any device, without having to install anything.”

Want to learn more about how ISV’s can SaaS-enable their product overnight with no redevelopment? Check out Cameyo for ISVs here. Or read the complete Tatico ERP case study here.

And regardless of whether you’re an organization looking to migrate your ERP to the cloud or an ISV that needs to SaaS-enable your service, you can get a customized demo of Cameyo here

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What You Need to Know About Your Applications and Windows 10X https://cameyo.com/windows-10x-and-your-legacy-applications/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:59:01 +0000 https://cameyo.com/?p=227053 If you want to use Windows 10X and still run your legacy Windows applications, there are going to be some issues. Here's what you can do.

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It was recently leaked that Windows 10X will be coming this year, most likely “late Spring.” Windows 10X is essentially Microsoft’s answer to Google Chrome OS, a lightweight OS designed to run cloud-based/web-based apps. So, what does that mean for all of the legacy Windows applications that your business relies on every day? 

If you want to use Windows 10X and still run your legacy Windows applications, there are going to be some issues, at least for a while. Here’s what TechRepublic had to say about it:

By building an OS from the ground up, Microsoft has been able to significantly redesign Windows. But that means it won’t run all your old software. The original plan for Windows 10X was to use a set of application containers to isolate new and old code, supporting Win32 apps alongside newer UWP apps while keeping applications, OS, and data all isolated, and supporting MSI, MSIX and APPX installers. But things have changed.

That’s resulted in a delay for native Win32 support, with only UWP apps running on the initial releases. Microsoft is planning to add support for legacy applications at some point in the future, but if you’re thinking of working with Windows 10X at the start you’re going to need to support UWP, using Microsoft’s WinRT APIs. Alternatively, your apps will need to be web apps that can be packaged as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), installed from the Windows Store or from inside Microsoft’s Edge browser.

Basically, a lot of applications simply are not going to work with Windows 10X until native Win32 support is added, which will likely be 1-2 more years. Microsoft has known about this problem for a while and is working on something called Project Reunion to help address this by creating a path to modernizing apps. BUT…

Not all applications will be able to take advantage of Project Reunion or the Windows Store. That might be because they’re needed now rather than in a year or two, and are unable to wait for the APIs they need to be shipped. Businesses and schools will find it easier to take advantage of Microsoft’s alternate option for their code than consumers, as IT departments will be able to configure the cloud-hosted Windows Virtual Desktops to deliver remote apps to users, using the UWP Remote Desktop tool to deliver user interfaces to Windows 10X devices, while the code runs on a managed virtual machine on Azure.  

If you’re thinking that this sounds like you won’t be able to use a lot of your business-critical applications with Windows 10X for quite some time, you’re right. And if you’re thinking that there must be a better way – you’re right again! 

Luckily there’s an easy way to maintain access to all of your legacy Windows applications with Windows 10X by utilizing Cameyo. Cameyo is the secure virtual application delivery platform for any Digital Workspace, and enables you to deliver all of your business-critical Windows and web applications to any device, from the browser. Not only can you enable your people to utilize Windows 10X while still giving them secure access to the legacy Windows apps that Windows 10X doesn’t support, but you can do the same for ALL of your people, regardless of OS.

Do you have some people on Macs, Chromebooks, or maybe even some older systems still running Windows 7? No problem. Any device with an HTML browser can easily and securely access all of their Windows and web apps from one place with Cameyo. And your people continue to get access to the full desktop version of the software they’re used to, just running in a browser tab. 

Even better – with Cameyo you can be up and running in hours, not weeks or months. For example, Klarahill was able to deploy Cameyo in just 3 hours (see the case study here, and the rest of our case studies here).

You can see for yourself how easy it is by starting your free trial here, where you can see how simple it is to publish your first application within just 10 minutes. You can also watch a quick demo video here. Or if you’d like a personalized demo to see how this could work in your environment, request a demo here. We’re here to help every step of the way, so let us know if you have any questions. 

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