New challenge to rethink client computing control

Alan Wilson, vice president of Infrastructure Consulting at HP, makes the point that today's workers have a diverse range of computing requirements across devices and applications. As such, he says, technology teams are challenged to deliver IT services efficiently and cost-effectively across an increasingly heterogeneous environment. Wilson suggests that, with PC refreshes and operating system migrations on the horizon, the time has never been better to strategically rethink client architecture design. Hence the new HP Client Infrastructure Services portfolio, which, he claims, "simplifies management and increases worker productivity while mitigating business risk". What matters is that HP's portfolio takes a business value approach to client architecture strategy and planning, and so can accelerate the transformation and ensure a business case with ROI. In brief detail, the key components include: HP Client Migration Services, which speed the move to new operating systems; HP Client Virtualization Services, which are designed to help clients realise the benefits of virtualization faster; HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade, a remote client that provides the performance and scalability for high-end 3D visualisation; and HP Device Manager (HPDM), which accelerates implementation and upgrades through silent installation, automation and backup and recovery. "HP can help organisations address today's desktop management challenges to gain back control and delight the end user," states Wilson. "HP delivers the industry's broadest client infrastructure portfolio around the world, covering end-user devices, applications and operations management, and technology infrastructure," he insists.