>Remote resources are less reliable than local.

Well, we have no choice. This is a virtual environment and all the data is on a storage device. Then, all the Web servers access the same data, the same as if it would be SQL Server.

>Using launcher-type technology gives the best of both worlds. Check for newer version on network share; if present, copy it to local storage and start it. If the newer version check fails, just use the local version.

I see.