Thin Computing…Sounds familiar !!! I surely had joined the people who thought this was now an elapsed innovation until recently when it rang a bell while I was thinking about Cloud Computing. What has Thin computing got to do in or with Cloud? I wanted to share what I drew out of my thoughts.
Either newly forming or expanding Small and Medium enterprises spend a lot on the technical infrastructure. while Cloud Computing gives them the advantage on scalability and accessibility fronts, Thin Computing can double the benefit by reducing the initial TCO on the tech infra significantly by having most of the Server-Ware and App-Ware pushed on to cloud. This not just saves the enterprises’ costs upfront but in a long term too as they expand further beyond geographies and into any new lines of business (by mergers and acquisitions). All the new employees/entities can access the App-Ware from across geographical locations and there again enabling Thin Computing across the geographies would increase the savings.
With companies (very few today but increasing by every month) offering a variety of services on cloud (remotely set up tailored hardware) it has now started to get commoditized. With new equipments like Smart Phones and Tablets getting more and more advanced I do foresee a time when some of these equipments will be used as extended clouds for any lighter Applications to made run for a small number of employees/people :-)
A thorough diagnosis to gauge your adaptability and readiness to Thin/Cloud Computing will undoubtedly be the first good step towards knowing what’s in it for you. There are quite a few firms which can offer this kind of assessment, I would recommend you to go with a larger player just for the assessment piece as they would be able to set the perspective right not just for your current state but future too and will be able to point out the gaps and solutions through their experience and expertise.
Most importantly both Thin and Cloud Computing are very environment friendly initiatives which message I request all the readers to spread within their known circles and groups.
Any questions/remarks, please feel free to share at your leisure
