Intelligent deployment of applications to preserve network bandwidth

摘要

A method for deploying an application to client computers across a computer network is operative in a server environment in which given conditions, such as network load and actual or relative time-of-day, are being monitored. The method begins by establishing at least one rule for determining which of a given set of application versions are to be served to a client computer, and by establishing at least one user profile for determining which of a given set of users have a given priority. In response to a request from a client computer to serve the application, the rule is resolved against the monitored conditions and the user profile to select an application version to serve to the client computer. The application version is then served to the client computer.