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Thin computing offers a secure and manageable computing solution that fits varying needs of organizations—from thin clients offering a powerful, rich PC experience to thin clients offering an affordable and reliable productivity tool. By transitioning from fat PC environments to thin computing environments, this Knowledge Center aricle explains how your organization can enjoy increased security, manageability and overall cost savings from the thin computing environment.
With threats to data security on the rise and limited resources available, companies are constantly looking for ways to improve the security and manageability of computing infrastructures while reducing TCO. Conventional, dispersed client architectures can sometimes create challenges in data security, image management and IT support demands. All three of these challenges can be difficult to manage with limited resources.
There is a growing trend in the adoption of thin computing, which helps address these challenges by centralizing computing resources in the data center for simplified management and more deterministic data security. In a thin computing environment, thin clients become the access devices. All network traffic is routed through a centralized, secure server which is managed and controlled by IT administrators. Unlike a traditional desktop PC, neither applications nor data is stored locally on the thin client.
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