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No Comments Fat Loss on your PC’s could help your business.
Are you sick of PC’s in your business? They break, they cause problems and are difficult to managed.
I get discouraged just thinking about keep Windows, Office and anti-virus programs updated on more than 3 computers. It’s the repetitive job that nobody likes to do. How do big companies manage 100′s of computers? Well – there is a better way (no, not hiring a few dozen IT people).
Instead of installing and updating software on individual computer, you can do that on one server and make them accessible to all computers on the network. This is done by using Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) tool or free alternatives such as VLC. Essentially they allow users to connect to the server and use software just like they are sitting in front of it. A server operating system like Windows 2008 Server R2 is designed to handle multiple logins; how many users can share one server is only limited by hardware capability and licensing. It’s quite feasible to host 20 to 30 users with an entry level server around $1,200 and RDP licenses.
This is only the beginning. Once software are all on the server, the client computers become “thin clients” because all the “fat” are moved to the server. Thin clients do very little computing, most heavy lifting is done on the server. That’s when you can replace a desktop computer with a networked monitor as the thin client. A full desktop computer with monitor costs at least $700 and a network monitor is less than $300, and with no maintenance / low failure rate.
If your business has more than 3 computers, going to the thin client model will save you money, headache and boost your productivity.
Let me know if I can help out your transition to the thin client experience.