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Hi all,
my company is contemplating switching over to all think client pcs. has anyone here done this or had any experience with this enviornment. if so can you please shed some light on any possible complications that might arise from such an enviornment.
win 2003 , citrix metaframe xp
thanks
M
by haileyan
Well there is good news and bad news. Total cost of ownership(TCO) will be greatly reduced and the lifecycle of your workstations will be greatly increased. Heck you can run a Citrix client just fine on a 6 year old Windows 95 computer.
Another bonus to this design is that you only need to update the software on the server and then all users automatically have the update. The amount of time that you will need to spend on each workstation in your firm will be minimal.
The down side? If you have problems with your server(s) everyone has problems. Systemic problems are no fun.
How many users do you have? A decent server can onle realistically handle 20-25 connections. If you have more user's than that you will need multiple servers. You will also need multiple servers for fault tolerance if you want failover capabilites in case one server fails. Multiple servers start to raise TCO again.
by sasmith1007
I am a CCA. I have ran Citrix since it's very first beta (south beach way back in 95). The software is awesome, but you need to truly understand what you are doing and why (not just the tech side but the business side). You will spend more money up front but save a ton in the long run. If you want to e-mail me on the more specifics, feel free to.
Scott
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