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What is Thin Computing and Zero Client Computing?
Thin Computing delivers the productivity people need, at a lower cost than
traditional methods, all without compromising security or manageability. Thin
Computing replaces the PC with a Thin or Zero Client, making it easier for IT
to manage user desktops by moving their complexity to the datacenter.
Analysts agree that this approach improves the reliability and security of
information, dramatically lowers IT costs, reduces energy consumption, and
is far better for the environment. Yet Thin Computing still provides the
access to applications and data that people need in order to move the
business forward. All while improving on the security, reliability, and
availability of PCs.
You are here: Thin Computing
People often make the mistake of thinking that Thin Computing is just
another name for thin-client computing. Actually, Thin Computing
includes hardware services and software that work with Thin Clients,
Zero Clients, and PCs, as well as wireless devices and other systems. It
gives everybody in the organization secure access to the information
and the applications they need, without requiring the desktop systems
to store them.
Why Thin Computing and Why Now?
Today, as much as 80 percent of IT's budget is allocated to maintenance,
making it very hard for any IT organization to add value to the business.
Chief Information Officers have seen their titles evolve to Chief Infrastructure
Officer, as they are totally consumed by the need to avoid regulatory
problems and keep things running at the same time. Thin Computing not
only reduces the cost to deliver desktop computing by as much as 40
percent or more, it also frees IT staff time to focus on more strategic
initiatives.

Additionally, the increased availability of high-bandwidth network connections and the sophistication of
datacenter architectures based on Microsoft Windows Terminal Services, Citrix Application Delivery, or VMware
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, allow Thin Computing solutions to run at desktop speeds, and display rich
multimedia like never before. This makes it easier and more acceptable for business professionals to use Thin
Clients in mission-critical applications.
Contact Kernel Consultants now for more information about how Thin Computing can help your business.
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