Thin Clients: Selecting the Right Desktop Strategy for Your Organization

IDC Executive Brief, May 2004

Abstract
Installing thin clients can help many companies gain more for their hardware investments. Personal computers are still the de facto standard for corporate desktops, but increasingly, strategically focused IT departments are looking to alternatives for a competitive advantage. This executive brief explores who should use thin clients, where they should be deployed and what types of thin clients are available today in order to take advantage of the significant benefits these alternative access devices offer in terms of cost, convenience and manageability.