Hi All
We are about to embark on a large UK IT Project to connect users in various locations using only Internet Explorer to a web app server hosted at a data centre.
I am recommending using thin clients with Windows embedded 7 P for ~2500 users.
Because the thin client devices will only ever be needed for web access (i.e. only Internet Browser application is required for ALL Applications), we do not see the necessity of having a central remote desktop infrastructure, such as Microsoft Remote FX/Terminal services. We would simply like to maintain & manage the OS and browser only. Unfortunately a low cost fat client approach is not feasible due to the requirements & costs set out in the project. Question is, is it feasible to simply deploy Thin clients with Windows Embedded 7 P with IE & a security product without a central remote desktop infrastructure and simply manage this through SCCM or Windows Embedded device manager for example. I am making the assumption that the 16GB Flash drive for the devices we selected are sufficient for caching and any plugins needed
I would appreciate you expert views on this, or if there is an alternative way to deploy IE only PCs with the ability to manage the O/S, IE & security app only without the need for a central remote desktop infrastructure such as Citrix, VMWareView or MS Terminal services
We are about to embark on a large UK IT Project to connect users in various locations using only Internet Explorer to a web app server hosted at a data centre.
I am recommending using thin clients with Windows embedded 7 P for ~2500 users.
Because the thin client devices will only ever be needed for web access (i.e. only Internet Browser application is required for ALL Applications), we do not see the necessity of having a central remote desktop infrastructure, such as Microsoft Remote FX/Terminal services. We would simply like to maintain & manage the OS and browser only. Unfortunately a low cost fat client approach is not feasible due to the requirements & costs set out in the project. Question is, is it feasible to simply deploy Thin clients with Windows Embedded 7 P with IE & a security product without a central remote desktop infrastructure and simply manage this through SCCM or Windows Embedded device manager for example. I am making the assumption that the 16GB Flash drive for the devices we selected are sufficient for caching and any plugins needed
I would appreciate you expert views on this, or if there is an alternative way to deploy IE only PCs with the ability to manage the O/S, IE & security app only without the need for a central remote desktop infrastructure such as Citrix, VMWareView or MS Terminal services