Most organizations are centered around Windows clients, which then determines their IT team’s focus and facilities. This is why relevant tools such as Microsoft SCCM are in use for managing the multitude of endpoint systems. Things grow more complicated when Mac® clients start showing up and need to be integrated into the organization’s environment in […]
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A midsize or large organization with dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of PCs is difficult to imagine without Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). This hardware and software administration solution allows handling asset management, software distribution, remote maintenance, license monitoring, reporting, and software threat defense from a single, centralized console. Eliminating countless manual tasks helps […]
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One of the key reasons IT admins trust and rely on Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM is immediate support for upcoming new versions of macOS. With macOS® 10.14 Mojave coming up quickly on the horizon, Parallels is releasing version 7.1 of Parallels Mac Management on September 26, 2018, alongside the Mojave release. This follows […]
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Once IT and executives have decided it‘s time to subject the corporate Mac computers to adequate device administration, the issue is to find a suitable solution for just that. Admins looking for a tool to handle Mac computers in their organization need to consider a number of priorities. On the one hand, there are certain […]
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Whether it’s due to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, departments going rogue, or a superior’s whim, IT needs a solution for integrating already existing or to-be-deployed Mac® computers into an organization’s infrastructure. Even smaller companies regulate their PC clients using group policies and roll out smartphones via mobile device management—but in many cases, Mac devices are left […]
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There are many reasons why Mac® devices are proliferating in organizations. Many say this is due to the fact that users practiced bring your own device (BYOD), bringing their private MacBook® computers into the office. Additionally, some think that employees asked for Apple® devices because it was in-line with their private preference or fitted in […]
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There are many reasons why Mac® devices are proliferating in organizations. Many say this is due to the fact that users practiced bring your own device (BYOD), bringing their private MacBook® computers into the office. Additionally, some think that employees asked for Apple® devices because it was in-line with their private preference or fitted in […]
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In our previous posting, we talked about the specific issues IT administrators face in the education environment. Today, we‘d like you to meet one of these admins, Ian North (Figure 1). Ian is in his mid-thirties and lives with his partner in the county of Hertfordshire near London. He works with great dedication as a […]
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ICILS, short for the “International Computer and Information Literacy Study,” is an international survey recording the computer and information literacy of secondary school students. It was first held in 2013. In Germany in particular, the results of the first study caused quite a stir; among all the developed nations, Germany turned out to be country […]
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When a new rollout of endpoint devices is on the horizon, their prospective users will most likely rejoice—but not those who are tasked with the rollout job if a central administration platform has not been put into place. Taking record of all those devices, their initial configuration, and their subsequent ongoing support significantly adds to […]
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