QV Desktop vs Server vs Publisher

[#1]

Desktop (thick client) - for power users - Analysis and ability to change existing reports and create new ones, right?

Server (thick or thin client) - For Administrators - Maintain Security and Performance. Can you elaborate what other activties are usually done on the server?

Publisher (thick or thin client) - What is the role of publisher and how is it different from the server.

From usage standpoint, what do regular users (read/analysis only) have in terms of SW installation. Do they need desktop license even though they just analyse the data in the view?

Thanks in advance

[Oleg_Troyansky · Accepted solution]

Server is used to open, process and serve the documents to the clients.

Regular users connect to the server using one of the available clients (thick/thin/mobile). Each use needs a license of some kind (either named CAL, or a session CAL, or a Usage CAL...)

cheers