NComputing delivers the N-series to address the cost and complexity of Enterprise VDI

NComputing has always focused on delivering a simple, high performance solution at an unmatched price point. For most of our customers, vSpace and its hardware and software clients provide a great balance of functionality, ease of use and deployment, and affordability. In environments like SMB, midmarket, and across education, our solutions represent the most cost effective and low maintenance way to deliver high quality computing to end users.

But organizations have different priorities and need solutions that offer different levels of scalability. Because of that, desktop virtualization has many flavors ranging from simple Microsoft RDS all the way to full-fledged enterprise VDI sold by Citrix and VMware. IDC states that Terminal Services-oriented solutions predominate, but VDI-oriented solutions have tremendous visibility and perceived momentum. VDI solutions can provide high levels of functionality and security - but momentum has slowed in the enterprise because of the cost, complexity, and poor performance of available thin client offerings. A recent study by Cowen and Company confirms that the cost of the endpoint and their complexity are in the top 3 drivers and barriers for VDI deployments.

Enter the NComputing N-series: A New Approach to Reducing Cost without Compromising Performance

The N400, N500, and N500w N-series devices are all built around NComputing's third-generation Numo™ 3 System-on-Chip - the newest member of the same family of SoC technology that powers the L300 and M300 devices. Built to support all flavors of Citrix Desktop Virtualization technologies, these HDX Ready devices deliver 100% of the HDX experience at a breakthrough price, as low as 1/3 the cost of existing HDX-capable endpoint offerings. The entry-level N400 is optimized for task workers, providing a high quality experience leveraging server-side processing. The N500 and the N500w are fully optimized for knowledge workers, providing a full HD video and PC-like experience client-side rendering capabilities to offload the central servers. Each of these devices has built-in management agents, allowing them to be used by the new vSpace Management Center, built from the ground up to be a simple and powerful tool for managing thousands of remote devices. Read more.

Did You Know?

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Tech Tips

Q. Is there a way to simplify the setup of N-series devices so users do not need to enter any Citrix network connection information?

A. Yes there is. It is possible to provide both the network and Citrix infrastructure connection data needed by N-series devices to connect to the proper XenDesktop, XenApp or VDI-in-a-Box server. By setting the devices to retrieve their IP connection settings automatically from the network DHCP server, you can also provide the Citrix connection and vSpace Management Center information at the same time by using DHCP option tags. For more information, see the N-series Knowledge Base article located at Configuring DHCP for Automatic N-series Configuration.pdf.