What's the difference between a zero client and a thin client?
| Zero Client | Thin Client | |
|---|---|---|
| Can make secure connections to remote computers or virtual computers via direct network connection or VDI platform | ✔ | ✔ |
| Copper Connection | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fiber Connection | ✔ | ✔ |
| Supports 2-4 displays | ✔ | ✔ |
| Supports integrated or external common access card (CAC) readers | ✔ | ✔ |
| Small form factor devices | ✔ | ✔ |
| No session memory after a power cycle | ✔ | |
| During a session, the data and computing are done at the host computer | ✔ | |
| No usable digital footprint from a session | ✔ | |
| All connection settings are contained in a locked firmware | ✔ | |
| Operating System | ✔ | |
| PCoIP | ✔ | |
| Memory | ✔ | |
| Storage | ✔ |
Due to the nature of a thin client, there’s greater flexibility for IT to give permissions to users that could open the door for a user to be able to copy and store potentially (small amounts of) confidential information to the device. ClearCube thin clients can be remotely managed, and they can be reassigned/repurposed or moved to a new VDI architecture without re-flashing them (not always the case with our competitors’ thin clients). This allows thin clients to be a “future proofing” tool for IT in environments where IT architecture is likely to change through upgrades, divestitures, acquisitions, mergers, etc.
ClearCube Zero+ clients offer all the same flexibility of thin clients but with the added physical protection of soldered down internal components to prevent data access through tampering or disassembly.