Our working world is changing. It becomes more digital, the tasks more diverse and multifaceted; the demands on flexible working methods of the employees grow. This is reflected not only in the culture of the companies and in the mindset of all those involved. Even the hardware of the Digital Workplace looks quite different than on the classic office workstation ten or twenty years ago.
At that time it was mainly about the question of who has the larger hard disk or the stronger processor, or when which colleague of the IT support again gets a new PC put under his desk, the discussions turn today less to the technical specs as much as to the Handling and the usability of different devices. Users are spoiled for choice: PC, notebook , ultramobile, 2-in-1, convertible, detachable, tablet - and maybe even just the smartphone?
The PC - a dying species?
One thing is clear: the conventional stationary PC is found in fewer and fewer offices. The trend is towards mobile workplaces. Only for special creative requirements around image or video editing, which require a lot of computing power or memory resources, a powerful PC is recommended, including correspondingly lusciously dimensioned display equipment. However, manufacturers such as HP and Dell are steadily expanding their workstation offering. Here, users will find high-performance systems with Intel Xeon processors, 32 GB of RAM and several terabytes of hard-disk space - the performance argument that used to speak for the desktop in the past is no longer applicable today.
