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Thin Client vs. Zero Client
Key Account Government
04 / 2012
Tim Riedel
What are the advantages of Thin Clients over Zero Clients?
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?
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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
ZERO CLIENT TYPES
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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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Florian Spatz, Product Marketing Manager | Page 7IGEL Technology | Universal Management Suite, July
2011
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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Florian Spatz, Product Marketing Manager | Page 8IGEL Technology | Universal Management Suite, July
2011
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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2011
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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Florian Spatz, Product Marketing Manager | Page 11IGEL Technology | Universal Management Suite, July
2011
Wyse Xenith
– What IGEL offers• Citrix support for XenApp and XenDesktop
– Programme Neighbourhood – Appliance Mode for XenDesktop
• 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
Tim Riedel, Key Account Government | Page 13IGEL Technology | Thin Clients vs. Zero Clients 05/12 Dirk Doerdelmann, Managing Director | Page
13IGEL Technology | IGEL – Distributor-Briefing, April 2011
Florian Spatz, Product Marketing Manager | Page 13IGEL Technology | Universal Management Suite, July
2011
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.