Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a boot module, a server module, and a broker module within a housing. The boot module is configured to receive a boot request signal from a thin client device. The boot module is configured to send, in response to the boot request signal, a thin client operating system image to the thin client device such that the thin client device can execute a thin client operating system associated with the thin client operating system image. The server module is configured to execute a set of virtual desktops. The broker module is configured to receive, from the thin client operating system executing at the thin client device, a virtual desktop request signal including an identifier of a virtual desktop. The broker module is configured to initiate, based on the identifier, a communication session between the virtual desktop and the thin client operating system.