Stage/Afstudeeropdracht - HBO/WO - IT Service Managemnt. SW@T 2.0 - A Laptop for Everyone

Job description

About us

Thales Nederland is active in the Defence and Security sectors and is, with more than 2000 employees, a top provider of high-tech jobs. Product innovation and swift anticipation of the newest technological possibilities are the mainsprings of our business. Examples are radar, communication and command & control systems for naval ships and communication, security and payment systems for trade and industry. Thales Nederland is part of the Thales Group, which has a workforce of 68.000 in more than 50 countries making it one of Europe's largest electronics companies.

Thales Corporate Engineering is part of the Information Systems (IS/IT) department. TCE-NL is part of the Thales group TCE department. Within the Netherlands, we act as the point of contact for all IT solutions required by the engineering disciplines within Thales. The team consists of system, software and IT architects, application and infrastructure specialists with ages ranging from 26 to 60.
'We want to become the most attractive high-tech safety and security company'. In the light of this mission statement Thales Nederland has developed SW@T, Smart Working at Thales. This is a vision on work that is realised by focussing on the employee and to enable him/her – within boundaries – to work where, when, with what and with whom they want.

Assignment


SW@T 2.0 – A Laptop for Everyone

As a means to remove the constraint on time and place ISD offers different solutions. In the office the desks are fitted with thin clients that allow employees to log in to a virtual work environment. This removes the requirement of a fixed workplace within the office. Another solution that is offered is the use of a telestick. With this USB device a secured connection with the virtual work environment is set-up, allowing the employee to work from any place in which they have access to a (supported) computing device.

This assignment involves the investigation of the feasibility to unify these two solutions.

Investigate the feasibility of replacing the thin client and the telestick with a “google chrome” like solution: one laptop that can be used both in the office and anywhere where a (wireless) network is available that encompasses the following:
· A requirements investigation: What requirements apply to such a device
(Government issued / ABDO, Corporate / IP, usability, performance, etc.)
· A technical investigation: can a device be constructed that meets the requirements.
· A cost Investigation: What is the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the thin client / telestick solution vs. the TCO of the SW@T 2.0 device.
The investigation concludes with a recommendation, based on the above described investigations, supported by a proof of concept.

Affinity

Linux, virtualization, networking

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