The traditional reason for considering virtual desktops in place ofconventional PCs has been TCO, with much of the saving coming fromthe ongoing management and administration benefits. But thosesavings largely accrued because of the difficulty of managing largenumbers of PCs, so small businesses couldn t really benefit unlessthey went down the DaaS (desktop as a service) route. But a new development has lowered the upfront cost of virtualdesktop implementations, and that may result in organisationstaking another look at the technology, even for smaller rollouts. Citrix and its partners have developed a system on a chip thatsupports the company s HDX technologies, allowing hardware vendorsto build low cost yet high performance thin clients. T8 Led Tube Light
That HDX ReadySoC is now appearing in products that cost as little as $US99(that s the price of Centerm's GM810). Sure, you don t get a screen, mouse and keyboard thrown in at thatprice, but the low power consumption makes it an attractivealternative to repurposing old PCs as thin clients through the useof appropriate software. And HP has announced the t410 All-in-One (AiO) Smart Zero Client at$US429. The zero client name comes from the way the electronicsare built into the 18.5-inch display, and the whole unit is drivenby Power over Ethernet, which reduces the amount of cablingrequired. China Led Tube Light Bulb
The keyboard and mouse are apparently extra cost options. Other vendors that have announced more conventional thin clientsusing the HDX SoC include Atrust, NComputing, and Australia s ownThinLinX. On top of that, the $A41 credit-card-sized Raspberry Picomputer-on-a-board has been shown to be capable of acting as athin client with XenDesktop for a complete virtual desktop or Citrix Receiver for individual applications . Sure, you still need to invest in a server with adequatehorsepower, but typical office PCs aren t used anywhere near itsfull capacity so an SME is unlikely to need a particularlysophisticated or expensive server to replace them. China Led Stage Lights
For a six-userXenDesktop server, Citrix suggests a dual quad-core CPU (min2.5GHz) with at least 16GB of memory and four 150GB SAS 6Gbps 15Kdisks in a RAID 10 configuration. Another reason for looking towards virtual desktops is that itmakes it possible for employees to use their computer whenthey re out of the office by connecting from a home computer oreven a tablet or smartphone. This means the benefits of desktopvirtualisation go beyond cost savings to improving productivity anddelivering IT in a way that better fits contemporary working life.
That HDX ReadySoC is now appearing in products that cost as little as $US99(that s the price of Centerm's GM810). Sure, you don t get a screen, mouse and keyboard thrown in at thatprice, but the low power consumption makes it an attractivealternative to repurposing old PCs as thin clients through the useof appropriate software. And HP has announced the t410 All-in-One (AiO) Smart Zero Client at$US429. The zero client name comes from the way the electronicsare built into the 18.5-inch display, and the whole unit is drivenby Power over Ethernet, which reduces the amount of cablingrequired. China Led Tube Light Bulb
The keyboard and mouse are apparently extra cost options. Other vendors that have announced more conventional thin clientsusing the HDX SoC include Atrust, NComputing, and Australia s ownThinLinX. On top of that, the $A41 credit-card-sized Raspberry Picomputer-on-a-board has been shown to be capable of acting as athin client with XenDesktop for a complete virtual desktop or Citrix Receiver for individual applications . Sure, you still need to invest in a server with adequatehorsepower, but typical office PCs aren t used anywhere near itsfull capacity so an SME is unlikely to need a particularlysophisticated or expensive server to replace them. China Led Stage Lights
For a six-userXenDesktop server, Citrix suggests a dual quad-core CPU (min2.5GHz) with at least 16GB of memory and four 150GB SAS 6Gbps 15Kdisks in a RAID 10 configuration. Another reason for looking towards virtual desktops is that itmakes it possible for employees to use their computer whenthey re out of the office by connecting from a home computer oreven a tablet or smartphone. This means the benefits of desktopvirtualisation go beyond cost savings to improving productivity anddelivering IT in a way that better fits contemporary working life.