Ncomputing technology may help lower costs of business

By Fredrick Obura

Analysts contend that if the cost of computing were to drop significantly, another one billion users around the world would join the information economy.

Using the latest computing technology in performing different chores is necessary as notes Ms Ebby Kosgei, a sales administrator at Smoothtel. She says it makes work easier, improves on quality delivery and saves time.

A centrally managed solution has now been developed that would be easy to use and maintain by all staff.

The NComputing solution is based on a simple fact: today’s PCs are so powerful that only a small fraction of their computing capacity is required for the vast majority of applications.

"NComputing taps the unused capacity by enabling up to 30 simultaneous users to run their own applications from a shared PC at a cost of as low as $70 per additional user," she says. Technology comes at a cost. For companies that use a large number of machines, scarcity of resources may make it impossible to maintain all the machines all at once even for a minor hitch.

The maintenance costs may be driven even higher depending on the individual computer consumption of electricity. In key organisations, for instance hospitals, surgical and operation units rely on computing. A simple technical problem like fan failure would require expensive and time-consuming maintenance and more importantly, long downtime while the PCs are being fixed.