o The
VDI World always looking for a breakthrough in hardware price/performance
announced support for Citrix HDX Raspberry Pi thin clients sub $89 with 8
Million already shipped
o Limitations
: Single monitor right now. Limited protocol options. So you’ll never get a
better experience than a Windows thin client, could replace some SoCs or other
lightweight embedded systems
o HDX
SoC Receiver SDK enables off-loading to the Raspberry Pi GPU and achieves
hardware acceleration with the SoC Quadcore ARM Processor
o Full
device management for firmware updates, remote configuration and DHCP tagging
for plug and play deployment
o Citrix
HDX Ready Pi can be distributed via the mail, IT vending machines or stored in
office supply cabinets. Employees can simply plug into an available display and
be up and running in minutes.
o Management
software can be configured to recognize any HDX Ready Pi in the network to take
control and automatically point to the correct Citrix StoreFront server for
instant virtual app and desktop access
o Eliminates
desk-side support. The low cost makes it a rip-and-replace device that has no
mechanical hard drive to fail
o Eliminate
financial asset tracking. The low device cost can be considered a
non-capitalized office expense
o RPi
thin client. It is an RPi3, running TLXOS from ThinLinx. That’s
based on Raspbian. It has Receiver 13.3 for Linux (Raspbian is a debian-based
flavor of Linux). Scale has been tested to the hundreds, but more data is
needed to see if it can go to larger environments.
o TLX
OS also runs on x86 devices, so you can use it to repurpose PCs or old thin
clients so that you can manage everything from a single location
o RPi
thin clients are Viewsonic products available from MicroCenter and Ingram. You
can get a Pi + case + power for around $50.
