What is a thin client?

Don't think of it as a computer but as a graphical terminal that displays your desktop and transfers your keyboard strokes and mouse movements and clicks to the server while the server runs all the software and stores all the data. The idea behind it is: In an office environment, a modern computer with a modern CPU is idle most of the time while waiting for your next keystroke. It only needs its full power in short bursts, i.e. when you are re-formatting a document or such. Why not share all that CPU power among several workstations?

That begs the question why other people haven't thought of it. They did. The concept didn't take off widely because most thin clients on the market are disproportionally expensive. In collaboration with a hardware dealer, we have sourced a top-notch thin client for a very affordable price(see picture to the right). Just contact us for preliminary talks or demonstrations.

Advantages of using thin clients

Workstations fail because fans stop spinning, harddrives crash, systems overheat. Thin clients don't have fans, harddrives or any other moving parts. Neither do they overheat. As pure electronics, they will work for 10 years or more. They don't need to be upgraded over time. If solftware evolves and needs more resources you upgrade your server where the software runs. Your thin clients won't need upgrades because, in 10 years' time, they still do the same as they do now: Display your desktop and send keyboard and mouse events to the server. Some more arguments below:

* One point of maintenance, administration and hardware upgrades: The server.
* One point of software updates: The server.
* One point of backups: The server.

Together, thin clients we can make for a fabulous office solution.