No-Touch Deployment: Assets & Drawbacks

No-Touch Deployment is a very young technology and far away from being perfect. Prior to start using it you should be aware of the limitations associated with it.

Advantages

• Easy deployment / Low TCO
  No need to create setup or update packages.
• Automatic Updates
  Clients will be updated as they run the application the next time.
• On-Demand Downloads
  In multi-assembly apps, assemblies are downloaded when used.
• Secure
  By default, applications cannot harm your machine.

Disadvantages

• No offline support
  The Web server needs to be online to be able to run the application.
• No desktop integration
  The user has to manually create an icon or internet shortcut to your URL.
• No file handler registrations
  You cannot register any file handlers on the machine.
• No GAC installations
  You cannot place assemblies in the global assembly cache (GAC).
• No entry in Add/Remove
  The user will not see your application in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.

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