Thin Clients

When should your customer consider a thin client solution?
With businesses and organisations facing tough economic and budgetary pressures, the market opportunity for pools of low cost IT hardware assets is on the rise. Thin Client computing offers your customers a very versatile solution to reduce their operating costs by as much as 70% and centralise their IT Support services.

The increased security, reliability and ease of management contribute to a lower total cost of ownership for your client computing devices. With a longer useful lifespan, thin clients contribute to cost savings. According to a study by Gartner (TCO Comparison of PCs with Server-Based Computing, June 2006) thin client TCO annual savings have been measured as high as:

     • 79% less downtime cost per user
     • 16% capital cost savings
     • 34% less in maintenance
     • 19% less to operate 
     • 48% overall lower total cost

Thin Client technology is particularly beneficial to your customers who are looking for a simple and secure technology platform to manage sensitive or confidential data, over what is often a broad geographical area. This type of solution is appropriate to many areas of local government, health, education and the public sector – but can also work well within commercial enterprises. It is also an innovative enabler of remote access that supports flexible working practices, whilst maintaining the integrity of your customers’ infrastructure.

Unlike a traditional desktop or notebook computer, no applications or data are stored locally on the thin client. This makes them easy to replace if lost, stolen or damaged. Thin clients are an ideal choice for businesses that are facing increased regulatory compliance laws such as HIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley.

With the evolution of Cloud computing and a wider adoption of DaaS deployment in the market, Thin Clients are now becoming part of a wider solution offering that supports delivery of the ‘Desktop as a Service’. This helps businesses to reduce their capital investment, centralise resources, manage IT assets and minimise support costs.

SDG is a leading distributor of Thin Client devices and solutions that are available through our specialist distribution brands ETC, Interchange, Interface and IQ-Sys. We distribute a wide choice of Servers, Desktop and Mobile devices from best of breed vendors including HP, IBM and iGel

If you would like any more information on Thin Client Solutions or simply want to know which solution would be right for your customers please complete our contact form below or visit our Contact Us page.

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