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Client consolidation

Next generation thin client computing


As businesses try to reduce IT complexity, improve security and manage costs, the adoption of thin clients in desktop PC computing environments is growing. Thin clients, virtual desktops and hosted client solutions offer significant benefits and advantages over the traditional desktop replacement cycle. IBM combines industry leading hardware, software and services with market leaders to provide desktop management solutions that can help streamline administration, enhance security and even end the ongoing desktop replacement lifecycle – all helping your business to realize innovation.

Key benefits
Enable enterprise-level reliability and security for desktop clients.
Match computing resources to business needs with flexible client models.
Simplify software distribution and deployment with centralized management.
Reduce ongoing costs from power, maintenance and PC upgrade cycles.

Featured offerings

IBM BladeCenter workstation solution
The IBM BladeCenter® workstation solution helps enable the performance graphical workstation users need along with the enterprise security, lower total cost of ownership, easy management, extreme flexibility and extreme reliability IT managers want.

Virtual client solution from IBM
The virtual client solution from IBM is a desktop virtualization solution that can help simplify systems management and application deployment for administrators while enhancing system security and availability for desktop PC users.

Shared services solution from IBM
The shared services solution from IBM using Citrix Presentation Server is designed to help improve security for your desktop infrastructure while simplifying application management and software deployments.


Featured customer success story

Bell Canada answers the call with an IBM virtual desktop solution - Bell Canada implemented an IBM virtual client solution with IBM BladeCenter®, IBM Director and VMware ESX server and achieved reduced desktop deployment time, easier maintenance, more control over desktop consistency and security, and shorter restoration times.

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Next steps

For more information about client consolidation solutions, please contact your local System x and BladeCenter Sales Representatives.

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PC Client Virtualization Gets Real (162 KB)
Implementing the IBM BladeCenter HC10 Workstation Blade
Lab services for virtual client solution
Virtual infrastructure access service

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