A thin client (also known as lean or slim client) is a client or in most instances an office computer or software in certain architecture networks, which depends primarily on the central server for processing activities and functions, information is input and output between the user and the remote server. The remote server is centralised either generally at an ISP datacentre or the head office/regional office of an organisation. Many thin client devices run only web browsers or remote desktop software, meaning that all significant processing occurs on the server itself and the client is classed as a dumb terminal, although not in all cases. Thin client is becoming a popular networking option due to its cost and control benefits. As with all centralised solutions businesses are reliant on their Internet connection being live and their network having enough capacity to cater for this, not all cost efficient bandwidth solutions have enough capacity or reliability to work with a thin client environment. Xrio UBM overcomes this through the following solutions:
- Increase capacity - With applications centralised, it is important to ensure that slow speeds do not affect performance and productivity. With UBM installed into your thin client environment, throughput can be increased simply through aggregating connections. UBM appliances support between 25k to 2.5m concurrent user sessions making it ideal for any size network.
- Added resilience - With thin client’s centralised network, there is a single point of failure that puts all dependent users at risk. Resilience is key to ensure that your connection is not lost for critical applications. With Xrio UBM, 2 or more Internet circuits can be installed into your network to ensure continuous connectivity, if a single circuit fails.
- Priority of centralised application traffic - Within all networks, the access and delivery of some applications is more important than others. With its highly intelligent, integrated bandwidth management technology, UBM enables you to prioritise critical applications through allocating specific levels of bandwidth across your network’s applications to reduce bandwidth usage costs.
Increasing your thin client ROI
The purpose of thin client is to reduce your bandwidth costs, unnecessary network congestion and save time with quicker throughput for faster application performance. With Xrio UBM deployed into your network, the uptime of your thin client middleware is increased to ensure reliable connectivity and application availability. UBM also enables you to increase bandwidth capacity to achieve faster performance to assist business productivity and reduce waiting time.
UBM is an economical, and cost effective solution that ensures you receive maximum performance of your thin client infrastructure through it’s versatile functionality. Xrio UBM deploys transparently into your network and requires minimum configuration to set up. Internet circuits are connected simply into the appliance and bandwidth and traffic routing policies are just as easy to configure with UBM’s browser-based user interface. Available in 7 distinct appliances or virtualisation software, UBM is a scalable solution, that can provide you with the necessary bandwidth and resiliency to meet your businesses growing needs whether you want to aggregate 2 circuits or up to 64.
Try UBM for yourself with our NO risk 30 day UBM trial now. Contact our team now on 0845 644 3226 or email sales@xrio.com to find out how UBM can benefit your thin client applications.