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A SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com podcast


The Desktop Depot podcast series keeps IT admins up to speed with the latest desktop management news and expert advice, including tips on desktop virtualization, security, OS management, desktop migration and more.

Fat clients vs. dumb terminals

The debate still rages over whether a dumb terminal environment or a network of fat clients is the best for your average Windows network. Is it easier and more cost efficient to run a dumb terminal environment and limit endpoint manageability concerns? Is it worth your while to run a fat client environment and limit the strain placed on your servers? In this podcast, IT expert Brien Posey shares his thoughts on the pros and cons of dumb terminals and fat clients and offers his thoughts on how to make this call in your organization.
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Highlights:

  • (0:46) The advantages of a dumb terminal environment
  • (1:17) Disadvantages of dumb terminals
  • (1:35) Running fat client machines and limited resources on a server
  • (2:35) Why wouldn’t you want to run a fat client environment?
  • (3:07) Fat client and dumb terminal word association
  • (4:19) The middle ground
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