
Gaining Insights from Your ChromeOS Readiness Tool Reports: Analyzing Application and Peripheral Readiness
Transitioning to ChromeOS can greatly enhance your organization’s agility, security, and cost-efficiency. But to ensure a smooth migration, it’s crucial to first understand your current IT environment. That’s where the ChromeOS Readiness Tool comes in offering detailed reports that provide clear insights into your organization's application and peripheral readiness, removing uncertainty from the transition process.
These reports equip IT teams with the data they need to make informed decisions and build a strategic roadmap for migration, identifying what’s ready for ChromeOS and what needs attention.
Understanding Application Readiness Statuses
The ChromeOS Readiness Tool analyzes your existing Windows applications and categorizes them into four key readiness levels:
Chrome Ready: Fully compatible applications that can run on ChromeOS without issues.
Possibly Ready: These may work on ChromeOS but could require additional configuration or adjustments.
Blockers: Applications with major compatibility issues that prevent functionality on ChromeOS. These may require alternatives or virtualization.
Unknown: Applications that are still being evaluated by the ChromeOS Readiness Tool team, with ongoing updates to expand compatibility data.
For ‘Possibly Ready’ and ‘Blocker’ applications, the tool may also provide virtualization recommendations, such as using Cameyo, to maintain access after migration.
Assessing Peripheral Readiness
In addition to software, the tool also offers insights into connected peripherals, evaluating their compatibility with ChromeOS.
The Peripheral Readiness Dashboard provides:
Overall peripheral readiness status (with percentage breakdowns)
Device distribution comparisons (core vs. peripheral devices)
Detailed views including device names, counts, categories, and models
Filtering options based on readiness status for deeper analysis
This helps ensure that essential hardware continues to function smoothly post-migration.
Accessing and Using the Reports
All findings are displayed in a user-friendly, web-based dashboard. This platform delivers:
A detailed readiness score
Breakdown of compatibility statuses
Device-level assessments
To protect data privacy, report access requires uploading the private key created during deployment, ensuring only authorized personnel can view the data.
By leveraging the in-depth application and peripheral insights provided by the ChromeOS Readiness Tool, your organization can proactively address compatibility gaps, reduce migration risks, and confidently move forward with a seamless transition to ChromeOS.