Despite many IT teams being downsized, expectations are as high as ever — maybe higher. Managing an organization’s large client base can be costly, complex, and labor-intensive. And the threat of data loss never goes away. In fact, according to Technology Business Research (TBR), “corporate IT managers [must] simultaneously reduce the cost of managing business PCs while increasing the security of their data.”
But you knew that, didn’t you? Cutting costs can’t come at the expense of data security or productivity. And as the economy improves, demand on your time and resources will only increase.
In response, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is making a comeback. And for good reason. With VDI, organizations can store content and applications in a remote, centralized, secure location — a cost-effective way to enhance security while reducing IT helpdesk requests.
While VDI is appealing, it does have drawbacks. VDI can be very costly to implement and maintain, and often requires changes to existing organizational processes. Application compatibility can also be an issue.
Lenovo’s storage-based Secure Managed Client (SMC) solution offers a number of advantages over the familiar server-based computing options such as blade PCs, thin clients, and desktop virtualizations. SMC provides security and manageability with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) of any desktop alternative.