ChromeOS & Cloud Platform

Logan Wells

Boston Research LLC

Introduction

Why the cloud?

Some definitions:

What is Cloud computing?

What is the Chrome platform?

What are Chromebooks?

What are some Chromebook venders?

ChromeOS vs. Chromium

What are the differences?

How are they similar?

Security

What makes ChromeOS secure?

Security Features

VPN

Encryption

Secure Boot

Application blocking & whitelisting

User authentication

Remote administrator device management

Causes for concern?

There are a few causes for concern with ChromeOS’s security systems.

Benefits &

Drawbacks

Benefits

Deal with the business, not data centers

PaaS

Cloud provider APIs

IaaS, scalability

Drawbacks

Performance

Security

Is the cloud the right fit?

Needs of the Traders

Dropping proprietary software

SaaS option?

Two Options

Chromebooks & ChromeOS

Keep existing hardware, migrate some services to the cloud

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