Virtual application delivery using synthetic block devices

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed in a computing device, perform a method for performing virtual application delivery, the method comprising:

• accessing, at a computing device, a datastore comprising a first virtual disk file mapped to a plurality of virtual disk files separate from the first virtual disk file, wherein each of the plurality of virtual disk files comprises at least one application stored thereon;
• receiving, at the computing device, one or more operations for accessing the first virtual disk file, the one or more operations corresponding to a first application stored on a second virtual disk file of the plurality of virtual disk files;
• and
• redirecting the one or more operations for accessing the first virtual disk file to the second virtual disk file.

A computer system for performing virtual application delivery, the computer system comprising:

• a datastore;
• a processor (CPU) configured to perform a method for performing virtual application delivery, the method comprising:
• accessing, at a computing device, the datastore comprising a first virtual disk file mapped to a plurality of virtual disk files separate from the first virtual disk file, wherein each of the plurality of virtual disk files comprises at least one application stored thereon;
• receiving, at the computing device, one or more operations for accessing the first virtual disk file, the one or more operations corresponding to a first application stored on a second virtual disk file of the plurality of virtual disk files;
• and
• redirecting the one or more operations for accessing the first virtual disk file to the second virtual disk file.