Modern day application and business needs require users to have PC’s with large amounts of memory, disk space, and CPU power. Why use Remote Desktop Services or a “Terminal Server”? ![]() With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, windows terminal services have been renamed to remote desktop services (RDS), although many still refer to this feature as “Terminal Server”. Additionally, allowing users to have a unique desktop when logging via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP. Essentially, the windows server, virtual or physical, would act as a mainframe and provide multiple clients or “terminals” with a common connection point to applications, printers, data or other services. ![]() Microsoft took that concept, improved it, and implemented terminal services in their Windows Server Operation System. ![]() These “dumb” terminals did nothing but connect you to the mainframe as they did not have the power or storage to run any applications or hold any files. By: Nick Garcia Lara, ConvergeSecure® Engineer What is a terminal server?īack in the day everything ran on big old mainframes in another building and one would use these green screened “dumb” terminals to interact and perform day-to-day functions with the mainframe.
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