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Mini PC setups are still under-utilised in business scenarios; while consumers and tinkerers test and develop interesting configurations using a range of micro-systems and single-board computers (SBCs), businesses are still coming to terms with how mini-PCs can impact their business. Here are five innovative ways a Mini-PC can transform your business for the better.  

#1: Replacing Full-Size Systems

Take some time to look at your business configuration. How many of your staff need a full-size system to do their work? Basic data entry, record maintenance, web-browsing, and more. All of this can be done from a system a fraction of the size of stereotypical systems. What’s more, Mini-PC systems such as the ASUS Chromebox 3 and the PN60 Mini PC are more cost-effective, less maintenance-intensive, and take up less space, leaving more room on the desktop for other devices and work-related assets. Such systems can be installed directly to monitors, the back of desks, and more. Save money and space with a Mini-PC.

#2: Digital Signage

Products like the ASUS Tinkerboard range offer businesses the ability to install the smallest PC systems into their signage, ideal for modern communication and advertising. A perfect example of this can be found in our recent article concerning the change technology is having on the fitness industry (found here). In that article, we discuss how digital signage can replace banners, flyers, and similar print-based signage that’s not only more expensive, but also has a time-cost involved; while updating digital signage can be updated in an instant, the process of designing, ordering, and printing print-based materials makes digital signage implementations such as this a clear choice.

#3: Ultimate Business Connectivity

We recently wrote about the Internet of Things (IoT), and how as all of our smart devices ‘talk’ to each other and share data, our businesses will become smarter, sharing and developing a complex web of information that gives us oversight over entire data sets, allowing us to make smarter and more informed business decisions. The Tinker Board range once again is an ideal candidate for such use-cases; Telerex helped Code Yellow, a software development company based in the Netherlands, develop a universal connectable gateway to demonstrate to its customers in the manufacturing industry, helping such clients develop a more connected environment on the work floor. Learn more about the Telerex story here.

#4: Automation

Mini-PCs are an ideal low-cost solution for implementing automation into your business. Whether it’s digital tasks that need to be repeated regularly (files sent at certain times, certain pieces of code to be executed, etc). A full-size system being powered and active constantly is overkill for these tasks. Single-board computers (SBC) such as the ASUS Tinkerboard however, are designed with exactly these types of implementations in mind; low-power, low-cost smart interfacing that offers businesses ways to introduce smart functions into day-to-day operations.

#5: File Storage

When we think of commercial file storage, our minds often conjure images of cloud storage solutions such as those offered by Dropbox or Microsoft’s OneDrive. The other image that comes to mind is a large on-site server configuration. A Mini-PC setup is the perfect middle-ground between the two, offering the internet-accessible storage of cloud-based solutions, without the financial and space investments typical server installations typically cost. All you need is an SBC and a storage set-up (preferably in a RAID configuration for redundancy and data security) to create this setup successfully.   Small form-factor systems are the future of many business applications. Many businesses haven’t yet caught on to the transformation Mini-PCs and SBCs can provide to them. Don’t make their mistake; integrate mini-PC configurations to your business today: ASUS Mini PC Range