CCBoot

Thin client solution for enterprise

Standardize every desk. Fix every PC with a reboot.

CCBoot’s thin client software lets office PCs boot Windows over the LAN from one server image using PXE technology. Beyond internet cafes and schools it is a great help in the enterprise: domain join, quick recovery, unified management and far fewer desk-side visits.

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CCBoot for the enterprise, in three minutes

How a diskless office is set up and managed day to day.

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Built for IT departments

The features that turn a room of PCs into one managed system.

  • No More Buying Hard Drives

    Client PCs don’t need a hard drive… this alone could save you THOUSANDS of dollars.

  • No More Viruses, Trojans, and Spyware

    The system will be restored after every reboot, leaving your PCs in a clean state at all times.

  • Easy Updates

    When the “master” PC is updated, the rest of the PCs on the LAN will update with a simple reboot.

  • Save Money On Human Resources

    One person can handle updates, maintenance, and software rollouts that used to take multiple people hours… or days.

  • Energy Conserving

    Up to 40% energy could be saved, which is environmental and energy-saving.

  • Efficient Cache Equipped

    Equipped with good cache performance, physical memory, and SSD cache support.

  • Windows Domain

    Works perfectly with Windows domain. Login with your domain account, and then load and store personal data on the personal disk.

  • Easy Restore Points

    Set restore points such as create recovery, merge to last, and restore to last. This makes it easier to fix problems and maximize performance.

How a diskless office works

IT builds one golden Windows image per department — Office, the ERP client, VPN, printers, policies — and uploads it to the CCBoot server. Workstations boot it over the LAN; nothing is installed or stored on the desk.

Users log in with their Active Directory accounts and keep documents on the file server, roaming profile or a personal disk. Changes to the system image are discarded on reboot, so malware, misconfiguration and “it worked yesterday” tickets are gone with a restart.

  • Windows domain join and group policy work as on any PC
  • Patch once in super-client mode, keep a restore point, roll out overnight
  • Different images for finance, call center, design — same server
  • Personal disks for data that must persist; no data left on stolen hardware
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Rolling out CCBoot in an office

A typical deployment runs in four steps and does not interrupt the people already at work.

  1. 1

    Size and install the server

    A Windows server with RAM/SSD cache and a 10G uplink handles 70–100 workstations; add NICs or a second server for more. Install CCBoot and run the Options Wizard.

  2. 2

    Build the golden image

    On one master PC install Windows, join the domain, add applications and policies, then upload the image to the server.

  3. 3

    Boot a pilot group

    Set a handful of PCs to boot from the network. Users keep their domain logins and files; only the local disk is no longer used.

  4. 4

    Switch departments over

    Assign images per client group, add personal disks where needed and move the rest of the floor as schedules allow.

Existing PCs stay in service — CCBoot only needs a PXE-capable network card. Keep the old disks as spares or pull them to meet data-at-rest policies.

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EckoSib Ltd. (Enterprise)Russia

Deployment certificate from a Russian enterprise running its workstations on CCBoot.

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Documentation

Step-by-step guides from the CCBoot wiki.

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Common questions

Does CCBoot work with Active Directory and group policy?

Yes. Diskless workstations join the domain like any PC, group policy applies and users log in with their domain accounts. Roaming profiles, folder redirection and a CCBoot personal disk all work for user data.

How do we handle Windows updates and application patches?

Boot one PC in super-client mode, install the patches, create a restore point and save. Every workstation runs the new image on its next reboot. If a patch misbehaves, roll back to the previous restore point in seconds.

What about user data and security?

Nothing persists on the workstation: system changes are discarded on reboot and documents live on the file server, roaming profile or a server-side personal disk. A stolen or failed PC carries no data.

Can different departments have different software?

Yes. Keep several images on the same server and assign them per client group — finance, call center and design each boot their own image.

How many workstations can one server support?

Typically 70–100 per server with RAM/SSD cache and 10G networking; larger offices add NICs for load balance or a second server. The wiki has a call-center example and current server requirements.

Is there volume or enterprise pricing?

Pricing is per client PC. For larger deployments contact us with the number of seats and we will quote, including the subscription and support options.

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