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Advantages of ChromeOS in the Workplace

ChromeOS was designed for the complexity of the work environment. Each feature helps optimize business functions and upgrade the user experience.

• Proactive Built-in Security

  • Eliminate the need for antivirus software. Active threat protection shields against external attacks and internal negligence. ChromeOS is read-only, verified boot, and blocked executables. There has never been a reported case of ransomware on ChromeOS.

  • Keep your data in the hands of authorized users. If a device is lost or stolen, IT can remotely wipe and/or disable it for protection.

  • IT remotely controls what apps and extensions to block or approve. Protect your fleet and manage advanced security controls across the entire company.

  • Let updates run automatically in the background for constant protection from threats and bug fixes.

• Fast Deployment and Easy Management

  • Reduce time to deprovision and reassign devices by over 90%¹. 

  • Control updates, set up 500+ policies, and install or manage apps from the cloud-based Google Admin console.
    

  ¹ ESG Technical Review, Google Chromebook: Accelerating Device Lifecycle Management, July 2020

• Elevate Employee Experience

  • High-performance devices boot up fast without slowing down over time. Reduce downtime by 3 hours a week per user. ChromeOS allows you to continue where you left off with cloud profiles. 

  • Select the best devices for your business needs. Choose from a wide variety of form factors like laptops, convertibles, all-in-ones, and desktops. 

  • Stay productive with offline access to Google Play store apps, Gmail, and Google Drive files.

  • Keep work going while updates install quickly and frequently in the background. Reducing downtime with fewer work interruptions.

• Smart and Eco-friendly Investment

  • Switching to Chromebooks can save $482¹ per device per year due to reduced upgrade, training, and deployment costs. Lower your carbon footprint and save energy. 

  • Chromebooks use 46%² less energy than comparable devices.
    

  ¹ ESG, 2018: Quantifying the value of Chromebooks with Chrome Enterprise

  ² Determining end-user computing device Scope 2 GHG emissions with accurate use phase energy consumption measurement, 2020

Advantages of Chrome Enterprise Upgrade

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• Advanced Security

  • Remotely disable or wipe devices in case they are lost or stolen. 

  • Forced re-enrollment means your device is always enrolled in management even after a factory reset. 

  • Require third-party apps to comply with the managed state of the device in order to provide services.

  • Login controls block employees from logging into ChromeOS-managed devices with an unauthorized account.

  • In ephemeral mode, you can have data wiped from the device after each session. 

• Granular Device Controls

  • Control policies by enabling and disabling policies on devices or keeping them set to a default preference.

  • Easily Configure user printing settings like adding and removing printers for users in a specific group.

  • Set up VPN and Wi-Fi networks, ethernet, and network certificates for devices enrolled in your organization.
    

  • Control OS updates and features by choosing to roll out updates gradually or automatically with the additional option for a long-term support channel.

  • Give IT control to approve or block apps and extensions.

• Insights and Reporting

  • Receive valuable information on your ChromeOS devices about your fleet and usage information. 

  • Know each unique ChromeOS device a user has signed into for the past week.

  • See the boot mode for each device.

  • Get a count of the devices running on ChromeOS

  • Know whether the device OS version is compliant with your organization’s specified OS policy.

  • Auto Update Expiration (AUE) Report shows how many devices are expiring in each month of a specified time frame. 

  • Get all this data and more downloaded as a CSV file or exported to a Google Sheet. 

• Scalable, Cloud-Based Management

  • Google Admin Console allows you to adjust accessibility controls, network file shares, auto-update settings, print controls, guest sessions, 500+ policies, and more. 

  • Azure AD integration offers a familiar login experience that integrates with the existing Active Directory Infrastructure. 

  • Users can seamlessly log into their devices and applications with SAML SSO integration. 

  • Choose a third-party UEM to remotely set policies and orchestrate devices. 

  • Manage and scale Chrome policies with Chrome Policy API.

  • With Chrome Management Telemetry API, monitor the operation and health of ChromeOS devices.

• Secure Access to Legacy Apps

  • Simplify systems using thin business solutions.

  • Use virtualization (VDI) with Citrix, VMware, Cameyo, Nutanix Frame, and Parallels Desktop for ChromeOS to access legacy apps from one device.