By some estimation, each day 10-million enterprise users access their corporate network and applications through thin clients.
Thin clients run simplified versions of Operating Systems (ex: Windows XP Embedded, Linux, Windows CE, or vendor-specific OS like Wyse Thin OS) and a limited set of applications. The combined solution provides just enough hardware and software resources to connect to remote back-end infrastructures such as Citrix Application Delivery, Microsoft Terminal Services or Hyper-V, and VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). All corporate applications and resources reside within these back-end environments.
Their reduced complexity makes thin clients the ideal front-end computing platform for VDI and other client virtualization environments. Organizations of all size are able to realize the following benefits:
- Lower TCO
- Lower energy consumption
- Reliability of mission-critical operations
- Increased data security
While traditional PCs work well with virtual desktops, they are too power hungry, have redundant resources and management needs, therefore cost more. Besides, they offer little compelling functionality in exchange for the added complexity they bring. |
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