Google Launches Enterprise Version of Chrome OS

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source: Google Launches Enterprise Version of Chrome OS

Google launched today an improved version of the Chrome OS specifically built for deployment in large-scale enterprises.

Nicknamed Chrome Enterprise, this Chrome OS version will be available for $50 per device per year and includes the following new features.

Of all, the most important feature is the support for Microsoft Active Directory. By adding AD support, Google has removed the main impediment for businesses switching to Chrome OS, which was the ability to run Chrome OS and Windows on the same managed network.

With AD support, users will be able to use their regular work credentials to log into Chrome OS devices, without the overhead of using separate credentials or sysadmins managing different networks.

Chrome OS conquering one industry sector at a time
Chrome OS and Chromebook devices have been very successful in the education sector where many schools and universities have chosen Chromebooks as at-home school-provided laptops, but also in retail where they've been used as in-store PCs.

The low price of owning a Chromebook has made Chrome OS an appealing solution in these two verticals, and will no doubt make it as appealing in the enterprise sector.

While Microsoft has been offering Windows for home users for decades, it is from enterprise products that the company has made most of its money, of which, Google now wants a piece as well.