Financial Managers at HFMA Conference Look for Stronger Security

Virtualization has moved beyond the data center. Financial managers are exploring how virtualization at the end point - with desktop and notebook PCs - can be an important part of evolving security strategies. The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) National Institute is holding the Out of the Box trade show event this week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. NCS is demonstrating virtualization solutions at Booth #2131.

Association members include CFOs, controllers, accountants and other financial professionals. Organizations associated with HFMA include hospitals, managed care organizations, physician practices, accounting firms, banks and insurance companies. Many financial professionals in these organizations are stopping by Booth 2131 to explore how zero client desktop or laptop computing can be a cost-effective part of a more secure financial organization.

Some of our visitors have heard something about thin client computing but are unfamilar with zero clients. In addition, analyst groups and vendors often mix together thin and zero client solutions under the one category of "thin client solutions". But there are differences, and zero client computing is clearly superior - easier to manage, delivering a lower cost of ownership and definitely more secure.

Be aware that thin client PCs retain a small capacity hard drive, some local memory and an embedded OS. This implementation still requires some administration and is vulnerable to security exploitation.

Insist On Zero Client Computing In Your Financial Organization

Depending on needs, attendees at HFMA are learing that a zero client installation is usually the better choice for desktop and laptop computing.  Zero Clients today are managed by VMware Horizon software and use the ultra-secure Teradici PCoIP remote display protocol. The zero client has no local OS. The operating system resides in the data center. Therefore, there is no persistent user data, no patches, updates or antivirus software needed. Of the many ways to virtualize at the endpoint, zero clients are proving to be the "no drama" solution:

Zero clients using PCoIP are the easy-to-implement, easy-to-manage, low-cost strategy winner. The biggest innovations in the zero client space are mobility and portability. If you needed to take your work with you, NCS has an family of endpoint zero clients to fit your every need.

To learn more about the NCS family of zero client solutions, please download this relevant brochure.