The next time you replace a workstation, imagine paying $200-$400 instead of $1000+! How is this possible? With Thin Client technology.
Now you might ask, if there are Thin Clients, then there must be Fat Clients – and you would be correct. Fat Clients are what you are likely using now. This is a full-blown computer workstation loaded with lots of RAM, processor power, hard drive(s) and software. Sounds “Fat,” right? You need all of this girth because you run all of your software ON these workstations – this takes a lot of processing power. In most cases, the only thing your servers are doing is storing data, while your computer workstations are left to do all of the heavy lifting.
So let’s move all of the processing to the server(s) and let the Thin Client workstations just receive the results on your desktop screen. With Microsoft Office, your accounting system, and any other necessary applications loaded on your server, you could literally replace all of your computer workstations with units costing less than 50% of a typical computer.
The return-on-investment is already apparent – but it gets even better. Think of all of the issues you have now with software installations on your workstations (corruption of the Windows OS or Office applications, email issues, viruses and malware)? How many service calls do you have to fix those problems? What time is lost while those computers are down? Well, moving all of your applications to a single installation on a server means that there is only one place to have a problem to fix. For that matter, there is only one place to install product upgrades or patches. This is called centralized computing and the administrative network management advantages are profound.
Do you have off-site staff that needs to remotely connect to your organization’s networks, to access email, databases or other mission critical systems? A thin client solution can help in this situation, too. In this scenario, when a remote computer needs replacing, just ship a new, preconfigured Thin Client workstation and have the user plug it in. No more lengthy computer preparation and installations of software – a further cost savings!
The value proposition is simple…
Purchase a single, powerful server able to power 30+ thin clients and save at least $500 on every workstation you purchase. On top of that, factor in the reduced maintenance costs due to centralized updates on the server (which automatically cascade down to the Thin Clients) and the extended lifetime of a Thin Client workstation, and we think you will see that the Total Cost of Ownership goes way down.
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