Thin servers take the burden off general-purpose servers.
As complex networks have become the mainstay of most corporations IT solutions, specific network tasks have become indispensable components. Staggering growth in the amount of work put on general-purpose servers is forcing IT managers to focus on thin server alternatives. Because server selection has a major impact on network response and availability, thin-server alternatives must be directly addressed in the planning process. Smaller businesses are turning to thin servers for their relative ease of use and lower cost, providing an alternative or complement to traditional file servers. Thin Is In The development of the thin server a PC that contains just enough hardware and software to support a particular function that users can share in a network arose from the requirement to off-load specific tasks from the already overburdened file server.