Cloud Technology Solutions joins Google’s Chomebook Reseller Programme
Cloud Technology Solutions are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to partake in the Chromebook Resellers Pilot program. The Chromebook is the final piece in Google’s 100% web solution.
As more and more people move to Google Apps the Chromebook OS will fit perfectly into enterprise businesses. The Chromebooks allows businesses to manage users without the burden of managing any software or high training costs. The Chromebook works in unison with Google Apps for Business creating a more creative user experience. Chromebooks enriched features including ‘sandboxing’ and data encryption takes away any data security issues a company today faces. Google manages the software behind the scenes updating the Chromebooks regularly in effect creating a product with longevity. The average life cycle for a traditional desktop is three years. The Chromebook is futureproof, the faster the the web gets the faster and more efficient the Chromebooks gets.
As soon as Google announced the release of the Chromebook IT directors on a global scale were hailing it the ‘laptop of the future.’ It would seem that traditional companies can no longer ignore the benefits of Cloud Computing. But what is the big draw? Put simply, better security, lower management cost and increased speed. Much like the Android, Google has left the hardware design to the experts partnering up with Samsung and Acer to manufacture the goods. Cloud Computing is being embraced by all areas of business at an alarmingly fast pace which inevitably created a need for a bespoke device which compliments the feather light capabilities of cloud technology. It was really only a matter of time before Google made the leap and created a cloud ready device.
All of the tools needed to run a business are accessible through a browser. Those programmes that aren’t already in the cloud have been virtualised by companies such a Citrix. You can manage your Chromebook online eliminating I.T’s daunting task/cost of hardware maintenance. The Chromebook is a solution providing quick, easy and efficient computing.
Better Security
The beauty of cloud computing is that your data is more secure than you could ever make any applications on your desktop. It’s very hard to make your data safe and secure from viruses on a standard PC desktop. The Chromebook turns antivirus on it’s head and is immune from typical desktop viruses. A Chromebook runs each web page in a separate environment called a ‘sandbox.’ The device then isolates an unsafe page making it unable to affect other pages or anything else on your desktop. And of course with a Chromebook all your data is stored in the cloud making theft or loss of a Chromebook something you need not worry about.
Speed
The boot up time of a Chromebook is 8 seconds. In that time a ‘verified boot’ is performed, examining whether the Chromebook has been tampered with or corrupted since your last session. Whether you choose to have built in 3G or connect to Wifi, once you have logged on to your Gmail account you are greeted with a familiar browser with all your Google apps ready to go. Chromebooks also use prerendering technology to load websites faster – for example, with Instant Pages in Google search, certain search results appear to load almost instantly.
Cost
Owning a Chromebook reduces cost (in comparison to a standard laptop) by up to 70%. At £20-£22 a month the Chromebook for business includes hardware, Google Apps for business and round the clock support. When using a traditional PC your software only becomes outdated and slower. Whereas the Chromebook constantly updates itself.
Chromebooks are merely speeding up the process of saying goodbye to managing hardware, software and all that goes with it. As Cloud visionaries Cloud Technology Solutions have been using purely Chromebooks since September and have never looked back
