With the not-so-long-ago Intel NUC (Next Unit Computing) EOL (End of Life) announcement, along with various other vendors who have pulled out of the hardware game in very recent years, we have all seen that hardware providers and related devices can come and go, and sometimes never come back. And… with today’s modernized workplace wearing a new ‘work-from-home/hybrid hat,’ now more than ever IT Admins need reliability, flexibility, affordability, and performance for all end users, at their fingertips and from one location, for their computing environments.
INTEL NUC (EOL) AND OTHER HARDWARE DISADVANTAGES
Not only can we point out that PCs, laptops, NUCs, and other hardware and related operating systems (OS) that are not via Thin & Zero Client virtualized (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI)-based endpoints, automatically have fundamental disadvantage, like…
• Local full-blown OS requiring regular patching, anti-virus, and imaging
• End users accessing operating systems and applications from local desktop devices
• Hardware and desktop management remaining at workstations, forcing IT support and fixes to be local, and encouraging lost worker productivity
• Computers not being deployed, maintained, and managed from one location
• Upgrades, application deployments, and virus control not being centrally managed and dealt with, but rather being handled individually at endpoint workstations
• IT Admins and organizations losing time and money as they are not maintaining all devices from a server with centralized management
• Low security as end users are loading applications onto their own devices, significantly increasing the risk of viruses, etc.
• Little control as without VDI and management, you lose the ability to set and provide desktops users with levels of granted security access
NUC COMPUTER PHYSICAL DISADVANTAGES
…but, we can also point out that NUCs don’t really offer physical hardware advantages either…
• Yes, NUCS that are still around are small, powerful, and efficient, but so are 10ZiG Thin & Zero Clients, plus you get the exact opposite of the above list with VDI & 10ZiG*
• NUCS have limited ports, but 10ZiG Thin & Zero Client come in a variety of form factors from desktop to all-in-one to laptop, and various hardware versions with a wide selection of port combinations for certain applications and displays
• Unlike 10ZiG Thin & Zero Clients, NUCs are limited or have no potential for upgrades because everything is permanently fixed on the motherboard
• Like PCs, NUC computer hardware has moving parts and therefore a shorter life expectancy due to potential breakage
• Moving parts may often be cheap, Chinese-derived components doomed to premature failure
• NUCs may generate more heat, requiring noisy fans just like a PC, and tend to consume more power
• NUCs can create noise pollution, running fans just like standard PCs and other hardware
CHANGE YOUR ALLOCATED NUC INVESTEMENT INTO REAL POTENTIAL
If you’re frustrated with non-10ZiG devices like Intel NUC (EOL), other NUCs, or other hardware… 10ZiG can help turn your computing environment devices and budget into longer-lasting, higher-performing, energy-efficient, sustainable hardware that’s secure, flexible, standardized, managed, modernized, and future proof.
• Endpoint Devices & Management Software for your Virtual Desktop Solution
• Leading Intel and AMD based Dual/Quad Core Thin & Zero Clients
• Flexible, FREE DEMO Programs on-the-spot
• Tech Support Representatives are ready and answer all questions
• Always FREE cloud-ready Management Console (10ZiG Manager™)
• 3-Year Advanced Replacement Warranty, not standard limited warranties
• Local-based support and development
• In-house production and worldwide distribution
• And, more…
About 10ZiG Technology
10ZiG Technology is a world-market leader in secure, flexible, Modernized Thin & Zero Client endpoint hardware, repurposing software, and management software for virtual desktop environments – VDI, Cloud, DaaS & SaaS support. We provide leading Intel- & AMD- based, Dual Core and Quad Core Thin & Zero Clients for Omnissa (formerly VMware), Citrix, Microsoft, Amazon WorkSpaces, and more, in addition to a wide range of PCoIP Trusted Zero Clients. Free, no-obligation demo devices, US & EMEA based Tech Support, no-hassle RepurpOS™ repurposing software, and the 10ZiG Manager™- our free management software solution with Cloud capabilities and unlimited user licenses – gives us our cutting edge.
