Why Thin Clients Are Back In - Part1

Heres a series starting by cio.com…..on "Why Thins back in".
http://www.searchcio.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=6100789&SiteID=19

In this first part, the article introduces a new paradigm in the way we think about thin computing, by saying : "I think even the word thin client, which I guess we're stuck with now because it's the start of the whole revolution, is a little bit of a misnomer because today thin client really refers to the thinness of the connection between the end point and the data centre. So that's what thin client today really means as opposed to the actual hardware that many people use"

What this really hints at is that the bigger question or perspective for IT managers is about : What data / applications do you want to reside locally - and how much of that do you want back in the datacenter. This could be from a policy point of view or security point of view or even from a government legislation point of view. The front end may be a conventional PC or laptop - but we might still be talking about thin computing.

We will continue to track thie series. Do read - this will increasingly be the burning question for IT managers while rolling out client devices.