Breaking the 3 year hardware refresh cycle

The continual evolution of PC desktop technology and operating systems has created an environment of perpetual hardware refresh cycles, leaving many businesses tied into a replacement model, which consumes budgets and stretches the resources of the IT team.

This refresh cycle is often the result of hardware failure due to PC component malfunction. Moving parts such as CD drives, cooling fans and on board storage are common causes of PC breakage, which the IT team then have to deal with.

For many businesses it is common to have a team purely charged with fixing and upgrading ailing PCs. User demand for higher specification machines has driven companies to adopt powerful PCs even for simple task based users, which are under utilised, creating an ever increasing cost to the business and a drain on valuable time for the IT team.

MPA have found with over 20 years experience that Wyse Thin Clients address this problem by empowering organisations to transition to a server based computing model. Wyse clients prolong the life of the desktop by 5 - 7 years, almost doubling the lifespan.

With no moving parts to wear out and a proven MTBF of 300,000 hours Wyse Thin Clients dramatically reduce the cost and pressure associated with on going desktop management. The Wyse fleet can be easily managed centrally via an FTP server freeing the IT team for the time and effort involved in patching, and updating anti virus files on each individual PC.

MPA have assisted many NZ businesses such as Carter Holt Harvey, Forsyth Barr and Taupo District Council reduce the cost of desktop computing by deploying Wyse Thin Clients

For a copy of the MPA's 5 step guide to extending your desktop life cycle contact jon.flatley@mpa.co.nz.