Am concluding this blog here, since professionally, I will not be focussing on this area anymore.
Thin Clients & Virtualization are in my eyes undoubtedly the future of computing - the host of new technologies emerging every month now from different companies all point in that direction. What will be interesting to see as this story unfolds is - who will be the GORILLA - and who will turn out to be the CHIMPANZEES as this tornado crosses the chasm of technology adoption and hits the main street.
From the moves being now made in the market - my guess is, hp will be a big player (witness the Neoware buyout, the blade server (Shorty) / blade PC story) unfolding. Microsoft - never one to be left out, will make a big play for sure (witness their buyout of Softgrid, their own work on virtual PC, virtualization softwares, the designing-in of many Citrix functionalities in their upcoming Longhorn server). The other biggie to be watched here will be IBM. Fasten up gents, the flight is just about taking off now.
Specifically around the "Client" being virtualized - the opportunity being thrown up is to get the next billion users onto the world wide web, using a virtualized setup or a thin client. For this set of users - "psychological obsolescense" be damned, its just a question of - "give me something that works - allows me to get onto the internet - and yes, which does not need to be maintained/ pampered"......"Did you say its not exactly a PC ?"....."Who cares ?"
If you are into IT hardware - watch this space very closely in the days to come.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Voices from the marketplace
Attached is link to an interview with David Angwin, Senior Marketing Manager for Wyse technologies, based in the UK.
http://www.thincomputing.net/content.php?article.27
Interesting interview, where he talks about how Wyse is moving away from being just a Thin Client vendor to a vendor that aims to cover more of the application delivery market space with innovative products and technologies. He also says : "Over the past 2 years we have seen more major deployments of thin clients; and new technologies from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft just accelerate that growth. To give a feel for thin client adoption: 1 in 7 desktop computers bought in 2007 in Western Europe will be a thin client".
Considering that markets in India have always closely followed whats happening in the West, this is a trend that’s definitely ON.
The interview also talks about how the scope of what can be done on thin clients is gradually increasing to encompass everything that can be done on a PC. He ends the interview talking about "zero clients" as against "thin clients" - a concept where the client device almost disappears.
http://www.thincomputing.net/content.php?article.27
Interesting interview, where he talks about how Wyse is moving away from being just a Thin Client vendor to a vendor that aims to cover more of the application delivery market space with innovative products and technologies. He also says : "Over the past 2 years we have seen more major deployments of thin clients; and new technologies from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft just accelerate that growth. To give a feel for thin client adoption: 1 in 7 desktop computers bought in 2007 in Western Europe will be a thin client".
Considering that markets in India have always closely followed whats happening in the West, this is a trend that’s definitely ON.
The interview also talks about how the scope of what can be done on thin clients is gradually increasing to encompass everything that can be done on a PC. He ends the interview talking about "zero clients" as against "thin clients" - a concept where the client device almost disappears.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
The Advent of "Green IT"
As in every other segment - environmental concerns are gradually gathering steam - even in IT hardware. So much so, that "Green IT" will be a key focus of Gartner's annual symposium, to be held at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney from November 20-23, 2007.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;818170849
The implication is clear : "…...with the high level of political sensitivity surrounding green IT, Gartner believes its CIOs that need to take a leadership role in this area and demonstrate a degree of corporate responsibility". Expect more and more global companies to be talking this language.
One of the key products that help in achieving these GREEN objectives is Thin Clients. With their power consumption being at less than a tenth of PCs - the best way for most companies to show they care for the environment, will be to go in for thin clients.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;818170849
The implication is clear : "…...with the high level of political sensitivity surrounding green IT, Gartner believes its CIOs that need to take a leadership role in this area and demonstrate a degree of corporate responsibility". Expect more and more global companies to be talking this language.
One of the key products that help in achieving these GREEN objectives is Thin Clients. With their power consumption being at less than a tenth of PCs - the best way for most companies to show they care for the environment, will be to go in for thin clients.
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