HP t5545 FL481PA Merkblatt
Produktcode
FL481PA
“We also expect to get a significantly longer lifecycle
from HP thin clients,” says Pederson. “In any environment,
you would expect a thin client to last longer. But in our
stores the difference seems to be magnified.”
from HP thin clients,” says Pederson. “In any environment,
you would expect a thin client to last longer. But in our
stores the difference seems to be magnified.”
“Thin clients are so easy to deploy that store operators
now simply keep a spare on hand. If they have to
install one, they can be up and running 10 minutes
later.”
Wayne Pederson, Vice President for Information
Systems, Domino’s Pizza
now simply keep a spare on hand. If they have to
install one, they can be up and running 10 minutes
later.”
Wayne Pederson, Vice President for Information
Systems, Domino’s Pizza
The difference is a result of the challenging store
environment. A typical Domino’s store has corn meal
and other aerosolized food ingredients circulating
throughout the work area, Pederson notes. Those
ingredients tend to be drawn in by the cooling fan of
most workstations, causing overheating and eventually
hardware failures. But thin clients have no hard drives
or cooling fans to be fouled by corn meal or other
contaminants.
environment. A typical Domino’s store has corn meal
and other aerosolized food ingredients circulating
throughout the work area, Pederson notes. Those
ingredients tend to be drawn in by the cooling fan of
most workstations, causing overheating and eventually
hardware failures. But thin clients have no hard drives
or cooling fans to be fouled by corn meal or other
contaminants.
The proof is in the pudding. Pederson says, “Domino’s
was expecting the thin clients to be exceptionally
reliable. Actual performance has been even higher
than the IT staff expected.”
was expecting the thin clients to be exceptionally
reliable. Actual performance has been even higher
than the IT staff expected.”
Thin clients provide other benefits too. They use roughly
a quarter of the power of Domino’s previous
workstations, which translates directly to bottom-line
savings for the store.
a quarter of the power of Domino’s previous
workstations, which translates directly to bottom-line
savings for the store.
“Our commodity costs for cheese and other food
products have been going up recently so that margins
in the pizza industry last year were the worst they’ve
ever been,” Pederson notes. “Cutting any cost,
including the cost of power, is a welcome savings.”
products have been going up recently so that margins
in the pizza industry last year were the worst they’ve
ever been,” Pederson notes. “Cutting any cost,
including the cost of power, is a welcome savings.”
Easier to manage
Better manageability translates to further cost savings.
Pederson notes that there are fewer things to
troubleshoot on a thin client—most notably,
applications. Those are all provided by an in-store
virtual machine using Microsoft Windows Server®
2003 running through VMware Server. Microsoft
Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
Protocol are used to serve applications. So
applications can’t get permanently corrupted by
something happening on the thin client. If there is a
problem at the user end, employees can simply reboot
the thin client. The time required to troubleshoot
workstations by Domino’s centralized help desk has
been cut by more than half.
Better manageability translates to further cost savings.
Pederson notes that there are fewer things to
troubleshoot on a thin client—most notably,
applications. Those are all provided by an in-store
virtual machine using Microsoft Windows Server®
2003 running through VMware Server. Microsoft
Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
Protocol are used to serve applications. So
applications can’t get permanently corrupted by
something happening on the thin client. If there is a
problem at the user end, employees can simply reboot
the thin client. The time required to troubleshoot
workstations by Domino’s centralized help desk has
been cut by more than half.
Thin clients are so easy to deploy that store operators
now simply keep a spare on hand. “If they have to
install one, they can be up and running 10 minutes
later,” Pederson says. When the NCAA Final Four
basketball tournament came to town, store owners
simply brought in extra thin clients and expanded their
order-taking capacity in an hour or so.
now simply keep a spare on hand. “If they have to
install one, they can be up and running 10 minutes
later,” Pederson says. When the NCAA Final Four
basketball tournament came to town, store owners
simply brought in extra thin clients and expanded their
order-taking capacity in an hour or so.
“HP thin clients give us a cost-effective, in-store solution
that keeps franchises happy and productive. We’re
looking ahead, as we always do, to expansion and
growth. HP thin clients will be an important part of our
future.”
Wayne Pederson, Vice President for Information
Systems, Domino’s Pizza
that keeps franchises happy and productive. We’re
looking ahead, as we always do, to expansion and
growth. HP thin clients will be an important part of our
future.”
Wayne Pederson, Vice President for Information
Systems, Domino’s Pizza
Maintenance is far easier for the corporate parent too.
In the past, every time Domino’s had a new release of
the Domino’s Pulse POS system, the software had to be
sent to every workstation for installation.
In the past, every time Domino’s had a new release of
the Domino’s Pulse POS system, the software had to be
sent to every workstation for installation.
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