Overview of Thin Client Solution & its advantages

1. Medley Marketing Pvt Ltd
Akshay Kumar Sharma
Director-TSG Group

2. Thin Clients – A Snapshot

3. What is a Thin Client ?
Windows 2000/2003 Server
Mouse & Keyboard clicks
Screen updates
Windows based Terminal
Thin Clients are Desktop Terminals, largely server dependent, capable
of displaying remote application running on Central server.
All applications and user configurations reside on the Server, while
display updates keyboard and mouse clicks are exchanged between
the Server and Thin Client.
Global Leaders in Thin Client Technology

4. High Cost of a PC which TC addresses
Results of a survey done by the Gartner
Group provides an interesting breakdown
of what I/S execs are faced with in terms of
COSTS of a PC.
H/W
maintenance
2.6%
H/W Network
upgrades admin.
OS 12% Including
upgrades handling
2.7% Virus etc
48.6%
Hardware
Acquisition
11.2%
Application
S/W upgrade
9.9%
Informal
administration The overall cost of a PC over 5 years
12.2% Installation
is almost 5 times the initial buying
0.6%
price
Source : Citrix Corporation

5. Top Ten Security Benefits Of Thin Clients
I. Data cannot be stolen from a stolen thin client,since thin clients
don’t store data or applications locally.
II. Thin clients don’t need personal firewalls or anti-virus agents.
III. No need to back up thin clients.
IV. Users can’t disable anti-virus agents or install their own
applications, services, unauthorized peripherals or data devices
on a thin client.
V. No residual data left on a thin client after an application or Web
session. Spyware has practically no impact.
VI. No data travels over the wire to and from a thin client on a
wireless or wired LAN. Control and verification happens at the
network level.
VII. No need to spend time reinstalling applications on new client
systems if thin clients are lost in a disaster.
VIII. Thin clients can be redirected in minutes to a second server with
replicated applications and data if primary location experiences an
outage.
IX. Fewer service calls means fewer opportunities to introduce
security problems.
X. Centralized field installation, up gradation & maintenance through
Management Software enables tighter network
Source : Ziff Davis Media Briefing July 2004

6. Top Eleven Management & Remote
Administration Benefits Of Thin Clients
I. Thin Clients (TC) come with Remote Installation & Management
software. A Thin Client on boot up looks for management server and
central server configures the Thin Client in flat 5 minutes, as opposed
to 2 hours average of a PC.
II. The central management server can upgrade the firmware remotely
over different geographic locations to keep the IT infrastructure
uniform. Difficult to achieve this on PC based platforms.
III. User and application management is limited to single server rather
than at every PC level.
IV. Application software upgrades are limited to a single server
V. User authentication is at single server level, rather than at each PC
level
VI. Easy to implement corporate IT access control policy with TCs.
VII. TCs don't allow users to download unrelated software
VIII. Very easy to control users from misusing the Internet for non work
related browsing and personal mails
IX. No chance of Hard Disk crashes or data corruption.
X. All updates including Patch and Anti Virus need to be applied only on
the server
XI. Rolling out newer applications can be done in weeks, rather than
months

7. Top Two Environmental Benefits of Thin Clients
Energy Saving :
i. Saves avg. Rs 1440 per annum of electricity per
TC. Besides considerable space saving.
ii. Thin Clients useful life of 8 years (against 4 years
of PC) saves energy equivalent to 220 Kgs of coal
and ½ ton of Carbon Dioxide. Also helps in
reducing global warming impacts.
iii. Thin Clients (16 watts avg.) requires much lower
UPS rating as well, against 80 watts of a PC
eWaste Saving :
Typically a PC generates 5.74 Kgs of
plastics, 1.42 Kgs of Lead and 0.572 Kgs of
Mercury. TC reduces to almost 30% of lead &
mercury wastes. TC technology can be
extended to old PC to increase the useful life
by another 2-3 years, due to lower computing
requirements.
Source :Chevron Energy & IISc

8. Global Trends Expected PC
Who is buying TCs 2006 Growth
Desktop 1.94%
4000
Mobile 31.4%
3500
TC Shipment in '000s
(Laptop)
3000
Thin 24.0%
2500 Clients
2000 Source : Gartner PC Forecast 10/3/06
1500 Summary
1000 I. US/Europe/Canada &
500 Japan are adapting TCs
faster than Rest of World
0
II. PC as desktop, growth is
2003 2007 expected as flat for 2006
Asia Pac Western Europe Canada USA ROW III. 100% of Global Fortune
Source : IDC Desktop strategy
100 and 92% of Global
Fortune 500 use Thin
Client partially or fully

9. Summary
Thin Clients
are
Cost Effective
Environmental
Friendly
Double useful life
Faster applications
rollout
Low support
Better Security
Can run any
application
Lower down time
Saves Electricity

10. For further information; Pl contact:
Akshay Kumar Sharma – Director –TSG Group
9810387393/9312932966
akshay@medleyindia.com
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