Your IT budget is stretched thin and you struggle cut support costs. Today's PCs are so powerful that the vast majority of applications only use on average 10% of the processing capability of a PC's capacity. That leaves an average of 90% of the computing power never really taken advantage of by small businesses.This leads to higher implementation costs, higher maintenance costs and high electricity costs to enable 90% of unused processing power. There is a way to capitalize on this unused power.Desktop virtualization software and hardware tap the unused capacity and share it among other users. Hardware costs are slashed, maintenance costs are slashed, electric consumption pulverized.
There are two avenues for virtual desktops for business. The first is a combination of software and hardware and the second is software only. The hybrid solution of combining software and hardware is more cost effective for Below is an example of a hybrid solution using hardware and software. The concept here is to transmit only the screen, keyboard, mouse, and multimedia data over a network connection from a central computer to the employee’s desk. This concept is not actually new – it has its basis from mainframe computing back in the 1970s where thousands of users had “dumb” terminals on their desks to access the applications that were executing on a large data center IBM mainframe. What is new is the ability to take this “dumb” terminal concept and use it for today’s highly interactive and graphical user interface (GUI) used by today’s applications. In the example below a main computer has software installed that enables the main computer to support up to 11 virtual desktops. As shown the desktops connect to two interface cards that are installed on the main computer. The benefits don’t end with the hardware, maintenance, and energy savings. Users love the extra desk space, the silent operation, and the fast boot time. IT staff appreciate the quick set-up, simple operation, and data security.
The hybrid concept can be further expanded by using an integrated network monitor solution like that offered by LG Electronics. In using the networked hybrid solution the end user desktop network monitor seen below leverages an existing Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure. In fact, the LG Network Monitor is so advanced not only can multiple users use a single PC but the power to the LG Network Monitor is enabled by using Power-over-Ethernet (POE) technology from a POE switch on the LAN.
A main cause of added unknown expense for supporting multiple PCs is data security. Data security has emerged as a hot issue in companies, factories and government agencies, not to mention schools and small businesses. According to the research of British IT Security Company (Sophos), PC users in companies are the source of 44% of the risk factors related to data security. However, despite their awareness of importance of data security, most small and medium-sized businesses have not been able take advantage of server-based computing configurations, due to their vast cost. For these small and medium-sized businesses, LG Network Monitor may be the optimal solution. Emphasis is typically placed on the IT manager in small-medium businesses to ensure a secure computing platform free from computer viruses, malware and unauthorized software installed on desktop computers. Using a single PC to support up to 31 end users greatly simplifies managing security risks as well as simplifying the data backup and recovery of vital corporate data.
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