Cloud Computing and thin client

Think client concept has been around for many years, not many users are aware of thin client technology, initially thin client was introduced by sun Microsystems to take advantage of the web, sun idea was to give client only the basic hardware to access the net and every application would be accessed over the net.

With Cloud Computing and virtualization becoming the new buzz words in the corporate world, I think thin client concept will take off again. On-line backup and on-line applications access will create less demand on hardware (except for faster processor speed and more memory); this will lead to faster but lighter computers.