Installing a new OS—whether it's OS X or Windows—gets a bit tedious for systems administrators, especially after hundreds of installs. While deployment technologies, such as DeployStudio and SCCM, exist to ease the workload, sometimes for a one-off or family member's computer, it's nice to have a simple solution.
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Several tools and answers exist to help you create bootable USB drives, some are specific to PC/MBR booting (Bootcamp) where Macs and newer PCs since Windows 8 require/support UEFI booting. A related question: AskDifferent – Official way to obtain an OS X ISO file.
Arguably, it doesn't get much simpler than a USB flash drive-based installer. Tiny and lightweight, nothing beats the portability of a flash drive!
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Plus with the larger storage capacities available, it's a cinch to store multiple operating systems on one drive, as opposed to carrying one CD/DVD for each flavor of OS. In light of recent initiatives, such as BYOD taking charge, as alternatives to dedicated PCs. And while OS X is quite capable of performing on its own—depending on the type of business—a reliance on some Windows-only apps might find IT supporting both operating systems.