Turner Industries Saves $700K with Cloud-First Pivot
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Turner Industries slashes device costs by 40-50% and saves $700K with ChromeOS, Google Workspace, and Cameyo. A cloud-first success story.
Turner Industries, a heavyweight in industrial contracting, has been around for over 60 years. But they’re not stuck in the past. By diving headfirst into a cloud-first infrastructure with ChromeOS, Google Workspace, Chrome Enterprise Premium, and Cameyo, they’ve saved a cool $700,000 across 1,200 devices. That’s enough to make any capybara smile.
The Numbers That Matter
- 40-50% cost reduction per device compared to previous hardware.
- 100-125% longer device life—Chromebooks last 8-10 years.
- $700,000 saved across 1,200 devices, plus an extra $600,000 by converting existing machines with ChromeOS Flex.
- 1,750 hours saved annually in deployment time—down from hours to minutes.
Why They Made the Switch
Turner’s IT team was tired of wrestling with legacy systems. They wanted a stack that was secure, simple, and scalable. Enter Google’s ecosystem. With ChromeOS, they got a sandboxed environment that keeps malware at bay, even when frontline workers accidentally click on something shady. Chrome Enterprise Premium enforces Data Loss Prevention across all browsers, and Cameyo replaced their clunky VDI solution for accessing legacy Windows apps. It’s like swapping a swamp boat for a sleek kayak.
Cultural Shift, Too
Even the COO—a die-hard Excel fan—made the jump to Google Sheets. Younger employees, already familiar with ChromeOS from school, hit the ground running. The result? A modern, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure that lets Turner focus on building, not battling IT fires.
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Original announcement published on Google Cloud.