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Businesses have many options to choose from when it comes to computer hardware for their employees. A thin client (also referred to as a slim or lean client) is proving to be a popular choice amongst many managers and business owners today.

Thin client services can be either a computer program or piece of hardware. The main premise of these services is for the device to act as a portal for the user to access computer systems which are located elsewhere. This is in contrast to computer towers, which are responsible for all of the computer programs at the location of the user. Another way to describe a thin client is that it allows a user to remotely connect to a terminal.

Because thin clients are part of a wider network of computers, they are both space and cost effective. The more traditional form of computer, with its separate tower for software programs take up a far greater amount of space than a thin client device. It is because of this that the devices are also cost effective, as you are only paying for the terminal to connect the user remotely to a central location. There is no more paying for individual licenses of certain software programs!

There is also an added bonus of less technical difficulties when using thin client devices as it narrows down the failure sites to a single site. Although this is a bonus, it can also be a disadvantage as it thus affects every user who is logged into the location and using that particular program.