Thin client market boom in "cloud computing" era

As "cloud computing" from the concept of fog gradually to commercial, thin clients become the industry can not ignore the key words. According to IDC latest research shows: 2010 Rising information in Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) thin client sales top. Once the news is disclosed, thin clients, the end of cloud computing applications, are once again causing concern.

In recent years, international it bosses, including IBM, Google, Microsoft and Oracle, have announced the development of cloud computing based on different strategies, and the large-scale commercialization of cloud computing is on the horizon. In essence, cloud computing is a new computing concept, a new way of delivering resources, a new business model. In the calculation concept, the computation is delivered to the cloud platform through the Internet, and the resources are integrated into the service to the users by integrating IT resources, system resources and applications. The development of cloud computing is the result of the promotion of demand, technological progress and business model transformation.

In this process, it is found that in the commercial field, thin client combined with virtualization technology, with the advantages of traditional network terminals, but also can have the use of PC experience, more suitable as the Enterprise business Cloud computing terminal. In the cloud computing architecture, there is only "cloud" + terminal. Services and computing are in the cloud, and the use and presentation of the business is at the Cloud terminal. In other words, the user uses the cloud computing terminal to use the various services in the "clouds". The development of cloud computing has facilitated the development of cloud computing terminals, and the value of cloud computing must be presented to users perfectly through cloud computing terminals.

As early as last year, IDC expected 2011 thin client market growth of 15.7%, the next five years, the overall market shipments will maintain a 17.7% composite growth rate. In such a moving figure behind, has included the rising information, such as thin clients, such as the strong promotion of terminal manufacturers, but also has a policy, technology, such as multiple positive stimulation.

First of all, at the policy level, along with the release of the "Twelve-Five" planning outline, the state has increased the development of a new generation of information technology industry, including cloud computing, under the policy guidance, many enterprises also pay more attention to cost control, safety management, energy saving and emission reduction and so on. As the preferred device for cloud computing, the thin client industry's ability to control TCO, data security, and carbon emissions is bound to spark more attention from users. Secondly, at the technical level, the booming and application of cloud computing technology provides the best platform for thin clients. According to the IDC sample survey, One-third of the private cloud platforms built by large enterprises now have a thin client based delivery model. The maturity of cloud computing technology will drive the rapid expansion of thin customer market capacity. Again, in the industry application level, there are many positive factors to stimulate the thin client sales further climb. Ascension Information Thin Client Business department deputy general manager and Sales Director Huang Jingmin to the author that thin client is the current government, Enterprise commercial cloud computing desktop preferred equipment, different from mobile notebook, mobile phone terminals, tablet equipment, etc. the traditional market positioning of thin client is the Industry client window and OA application, such as finance, insurance, government, Education. This kind of customer because of data security very much attention, its thin client's demand is very urgent. In the financial sector, for example, IDC research shows that the industry's share of less than 40% per cent of the thin-client market in 2008 rose to more than 60% in 2009. In the policy, technology, industry applications, such as the impact of multiple positive factors, thin client industry spring is around the corner.

However, opportunities and challenges coexist, the future competition of thin client industry will break through the pure product itself, in the foreseeable future, the focus of competition will be upgraded to "equipment + service" all-round competition. How to provide users with more professional services, more applicable to the overall solution, and fully cultivate the advantages of professional services, will become thin client manufacturers have to face up to the problem. "This requires multidimensional innovation," Huang Jingmin said, "We are not satisfied with the thin client Asia-Pacific sales first, but also very concerned about how to use the Thin client desktop solution combined with virtualization technology to provide users with more applicable overall solution to adapt to the original Enterprise architecture and network environment, the traditional IT deployment model to" cloud "Smooth migration. He firmly said: "Ascension is not only a thin client provider, but also the cloud as a whole solution and service providers." ”

"Cloud" in the information age, as a typical technology services products, thin client market upsurge, unlimited potential. Leading the Asia-Pacific (except Japan) thin client sales champion information on how to play the role of "cloud holistic solutions and service providers" in the future, thus driving the thin client deeper into the "cloud" center, we wait and see.

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