Thin Client vs. Zero Client 04 / 2012

What are the advantages of Thin Clients over Zero Clients? Tim Riedel Key Account Government

Agenda What is a Zero Client? Different types of Zero Clients (pros / cons) – Teradici – Xenith – ARM IGEL advantages compared with Zero Clients

WHAT IS A ZERO CLIENT?

What is a Zero Client? The is no fixed definiton! Many different definitions ofZero Clients – Hardware only – Hardware optimized software – Software only

The concept is to offer a dedicated functionality for a defined solution – VMware View or Citrix XenDesktop

Zero Clients do have CPU, RAM, Flash and an OS

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ZERO CLIENT TYPES

Teradici PCoIP Clients Hardware Zero Client Zero Client with PCoIP Support Teradici chip accelerated Protocol Available from many vendors – No differentiation – Single function

customer expectations – Full VMware View support!!! – Plug & Play – Rich multimedia performance

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Teradici PCoIP Clients – pros • Plug & Play (Connection Broker is found automatically) • Rich multimedia performance by Teradici

– cons: • • • • • •

Unflexible (Only Vmware View) No full support for VMware View Support (e.g.Client Side Caching) Full bandwidth of PCoIP –so LAN only Only limited updates Protocol in Hardwarechip is not future-proofed Still needs management – User experience still needs configuration by Teradici Management – Manage devices individually or by group (i.e. location, department, function) – Teradici web site

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Teradici PCoIP Client – What IGEL offers? • VMware View over RDP and PCoIP (min. UD3) • Appliance Mode for VMware View – Points the user directly to their desktop – not just a pool of PCs

• VMView software client with full View 5 support • Client Side Caching support • Future-proofed and flexible (Citrix, Spice, usw. ) – Which new protocol will arrive next!

• Management and administration by IGEL UMS

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Wyse Xenith for Citrix Thin Client with propriatory operation system Compatible with Citrix XenDesktop Cut down version of the standard Citrix client – Customer is Dependant on Wyse development for the Citrix roadmap

customer expectations – – – – –

Optimized for XenDesktop Zero Management Plug & Play Automatic configuration Rich multimedia performance

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Wyse Xenith for Citrix – pros • • • •

Plug & Play Administration by Citrix 6 sec boot time Accelerated media performance

– cons • No benefits opposite compared with traditional Thin Clients • Complex administration over ini-Files • Unflexible, only support for XenDesktop

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Wyse Xenith – What IGEL offers • Citrix support for XenApp and XenDesktop – Programme Neighbourhood – Appliance Mode for XenDesktop

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Future-proofed and flexible (VMware, Spice, usw. ) Fast Updates Management and administration by IGEL UMS Automatic Rollout and configuration with UMS Boot time less than 5 seconds when Sleep mode is used

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ARM based Zero Clients New CPU technology Lower power consumption Often enhanced by DSP to accelerated protocols (HDX/ICA, RemoteFX). Usually a single solution (e.g. Only Citrix) Without optimized software only average performance Limited availability of ARM optimized Software Normal Thin Client with new hardware platform

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ARM based Zero Clients – What IGEL offers • • • • • • •

Universal Desktop Device (PCoIP, Citrix, RemoteFX) DSP for multimedia acceleration Appliance Mode for virtual desktops Future-proofed and flexible (VMware, Spice, usw. ) Fast Updates by the use of software client Management and administration by IGEL UMS Automatic Rollout and configuration with UMS

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Summary IGEL Universal Desktops provide all functions that “zero clients” offer, but also go far beyond that. A high level of investment protection through ongoing firmware updates and enhancements (at no extra charge). Supported protocols and clients: Microsoft RDP including RemoteFX, Citrix ICA including HDX, PCoIP, SPICE Consistent remote management: standardized, efficient and free remote management capability provided by the industry-leading IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) management software.

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