Client/Server Base Architecture Used in a New Payroll System

What type of architecture the new payroll application should use and why.

The new payroll system will utilize client/server based architecture with the use of thin clients running from a central terminal server located at the Data Center. The terminal server will communicate with the application server where the new payroll application will reside and the application server will communicate with the payroll database server.

The decision to use thin clients versus a traditional PC is based on cost, security and network traffic. According to 2X Software, A study conducted by Bloor Research shows that “Deploying thin client technology across enterprises can cut costs by up to 70%”. (2X Cloud Computing Software, 2010) There are also cost savings in software since it will run on a server environment there will not be a cost per installation.

From the security standpoint, information and data security can be improved with the usage of thin clients. As they do not have local disks or portable media drives, they are less vulnerable to anti-viruses and spy wares. Users can only store data on remote file servers and cannot copy or move critical data to a portable media. The usage of thin clients in a domain on the network makes system administration easier and safer with respect to the remote user control and system policy checking in the domain that lessens the system internal threats. (Caghan Cimen, April 2014)

As far as network traffic is concerned, the traffic used by a thin client is significantly lower than that of a PC since the workspace is on a centralized server and the traffic to the terminal is strictly input and output. The majority of the data traffic is from server to server, as in this case from the terminal server to th...

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