Making the switch to ChromeOS can provide IT with the opportunity to change the organization’s devices into a fleet that offers higher performance at a cheaper cost, along with enhanced security and management capabilities.
According to Nick Treurnicht, a Google-certified professional collaboration engineer and G Suite deployment specialist at Digicloud Africa, Chrome OS is no longer restricted to Chromebooks only. Treurnicht said this in a recent interview.
He explains that “many laptops and desktops can support Chrome OS Flex, which transforms them into Chromebooks to enable the new way of working using Google Workspace.” “Many laptops and desktops can support Chrome OS Flex.”
Even if businesses have already made investments in modernizing their infrastructure, the timing is now more important than ever to extend those cloud investments into endpoint computing environments, especially to support long-term remote working.
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ChromeOS is free, easy to set up and up to date
ChromeOS Flex can be downloaded for free, is simple to set up, and provides an eco-friendly solution to bring the technology you already own up to date.
Chrome browser cloud management and Chrome OS are becoming increasingly popular options for businesses looking to empower their cloud workforce. However, according to Treurnicht, the onerous prospect of moving old apps, especially bespoke applications created for a Windows environment, has prevented some organizations from making the switch to Chrome.
This issue has been resolved with the introduction of Chrome OS Flex, an operating system that is cloud-first, safe, simple to operate, and quick for both PCs and Macs. It is a sustainable approach to modernising the devices you currently own, and it can be downloaded for free and installed with little effort. “I suggest you convert all of your outdated Windows devices into Chromebooks,” he advises.
Chrome OS Flex devices are easily managed and supported using the tools that are available with the Chrome Enterprise Upgrade licence. This licence connects all Chrome OS and Chrome OS Flex devices to an integrated control panel that can manage the hardware and enforce over 800 policy options. Chrome OS Flex devices have a long list of devices that they are compatible with.
“When organizations use devices that run Chrome OS, they also automatically have access to the Chrome browser, Linux software, and the Google Play store. Importantly, thanks to the Cameyo Virtual Application Delivery platform, businesses can now serve any application to devices in a secure manner. This includes serving up full versions of applications such as Microsoft Excel, Adobe Premiere Pro, or Photoshop and serving up custom applications that were built and hosted in-house. It is difficult to overstate how much Cameyo will influence the adoption of ChromeOS in major companies, as stated by Treurnicht. The final piece of the puzzle that needed addressing is done with Cameyo.
Chrome OS is the cutting-edge method to get things done in the best way possible
Chromebooks are gaining popularity due to their low prices, high performance, and long battery life. Chromebooks use mobile CPUs that are designed on the ARM architecture. Chromebooks have a battery life that lasts the entire day, a low power consumption rate, and a price point that is around half that of their Mac or Windows equivalents. According to Treurnicht, converting a device running Windows or Mac into a Chromebook using Chrome OS Flex might not bring the same level of performance and battery life as a true Chromebook, but it will offer increased performance, security, and battery life.
According to him, the most significant advantages of switching to Chrome OS are the simplification of administration, the reduction of risk, the continuation of business operations, and the savings in costs.
“Organizations get the ability to simply manage all of their devices and to remotely disable or shut down these devices with a simple click if they are lost or stolen. According to him, the fact that these are resistant to loss, damage, and theft makes them an excellent choice for institutions such as schools. “In any setting, as soon as all employees are using cloud-native Google Workspace, all of their work and data is saved and stored in the cloud. This ensures that no data will be lost if a device is misplaced or becomes damaged. You are compelled to operate more efficiently by Google, which ensures that everything is continuously synced to your Google Drive storage space in the cloud. Users need only check in to their workspace using any device of their choosing, and all of their open tabs, documents, and applications will appear exactly where they were when they logged off. Because of this, there will be no downtime caused by the replacement or reinstallation of devices. Additionally, Google Workspace, Google Drive, and Gmail are completely resistant to ransomware, according to Treurnicht.
“Companies have spent a significant amount of time and effort trying to provide genuine thin-client computing that is compatible with any use case and any application. This is now a possibility thanks to Chrome OS,” he explains.
About Chrome
Google’s ChromeOS is an operating system that is based on Linux and was built by the company. ChromeOS is frequently stylized as chromeOS and was earlier styled as Chrome OS. It is an open-source operating system that was derived from the Chromium OS and employs the Google Chrome web browser as its primary user interface.