IT loses weight to meet challenges of the healthcare sector
Did you know there’s an all-in-one solution to lower infrastructure
expenses, while increasing security? Meet the new generation of thin
clients from HP. As a key component of your virtualised infrastructure,
they’re the more secure, flexible and affordable alternative to
desktops and workstations.
Thin
clients centralise applications, reducing the complexity of managing
the desktop environment. From benefits assessments to student
databases, they’re ideal for workplaces where data and applications
need to be securely accessed, and wherever systems are shared among
multiple users. Space an issue? Thin clients are superbly
energy-efficient, helping you fit more staff into increasingly
power-constrained offices.
Thin clients cost less to purchase, and have a longer lifecycle than
PCs. So if budgets are stretched thin, perhaps it’s time to apply the
same philosophy to your infrastructure.
What is a thin client?
Thin clients are computing devices that function as an access device on
a network. These solid-state devices connect over a network to a server
where the bulk of the processing takes place. Thin clients have no hard
drive, allowing for more secure storage of data and applications on the
server. In fact, keystrokes, mouse events and screen images are all
that is sent between the client and server. This makes the device much
more secure than a standard desktop or notebook computer.
With no hard drive, fan or other moving parts, thin clients have a much
longer lifespan than standard computers and use significantly less
power. Lower maintenance costs are another benefit as software
application updates, virus scanning and patches can be executed on the
server. Deployment costs are also reduced as thin clients can be
remotely configured and do not need to be set up individually.
Break-fix simply requires replacing the thin client.