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If the chromebooks are fully cloud-sync'ed, couldn't the IT department just have a few extra sitting around to replace broken ones. In fact, do you even care t
by jopsen 9y ago
If the chromebooks are fully cloud-sync'ed, couldn't the IT department just have a few extra sitting around to replace broken ones.
In fact, do you even care that you get back the same machine?
- pjmlp 9y agoOnly if cloud-sync'ed means on the IT controlled servers. Actually given how strict many companies are about NDAs and controlling their internal network, it surprises me how some put their golden eggs on Google's basket.
- ethbro 9y agoIf transit is properly encrypted, a lot of companies seem to be getting more comfortable with cloud vs on-prem from a security perspective. Think of it as a security-analog to infrastructure as a service: why build best in breed, when you can buy cloud resources that already have security integrated (and maintained!)? Even at a large org, keeping internal infrastructure secure and updated is non-trivial.
- yazan94 9y ago> a lot of companies seem to be getting more comfortable with cloud vs on-prem from a security perspective. I work at a Big Corp Inc. This is unfortunately not the case here. The person you replied to is correct in how our security team sees things.
- kbutler 9y agoI've been amazed at the reversal in my employer's attitude and policies, from everything must be internal, to move everything goes to the cloud. Not sure how much to attribute to C-level staff turnover.
- ethbro 9y agokbutler's experience to the counter has been mine at well. I moved to Big Company, Inc, and have been amazed at how smooth the "cloud" security conversations go to "on prem." One of the major factors seems to be standardization. Once security has blessed a cloud provider, they're blessing the infrastructure and features, so the blessing holds for most projects that might want to use it. In contrast to getting approval for a semi-custom config on-prem. Caveat: I'm not working with privileged data (gov or healthcare) anymore, so those considerations aren't influencing the behavior. Imagine HIPAA shops would be a lot more conservative.
- pertymcpert 9y agoThese ones seem to have large SSDs so I guess not everything is cloud synced? Especially if they're intended to handle software development.