This architecture embodies several key ideas that portend the future of business computing on networks. From the user's perspective, the lines between remote and local are blurred. Assuming that you have a fast enough network, applications running on a server could be made to appear indistinguishable from those running locally. The network is everywhere.
Users can plug into the wall, or connect via wireless communications.
Also, applications and tools become more interoperable as the network itself becomes the platform. If a network node goes down, others can continue to operate. Fault tolerance in business computing is provided by connecting redundant, mirrored servers in various locations. To support the addition of new applications and new information sources, you can add more low-cost servers without disrupting service. These ideas embodied by the Internet offer interesting possibilities for the architecture of business systems.