Category Archives: Microsoft System Center

Haberdasher Aske ́s Federation: A Venerable Foundation Relies on Parallels Mac Management

“Thanks to Parallels Mac Management, the IT teams can always monitor our entire Mac hardware and software inventory, as well as the current user logins. We can attach existing and new Mac devices to the network using a fully automated procedure.” Ian North, System Administrator at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation In this blog post, we will explain […]

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How to Manage Mac Devices in the Enterprise: Four Approaches and Challenges Explained

Apple® Mac devices are growing in corporate popularity by the day. It’s up to IT departments to make sure that these devices utilize all resources in the environment, as well as ensure they’re visible and managed. This can be a challenge, as Mac and Windows are very different, and Mac devices remain a minority in […]

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Reykjavik city administration manages Mac with Microsoft SCCM

In this blog post, we will talk about how Iceland’s capital Reykjavik city administration manages Mac with Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM. “The expense of the comparatively small Mac flotilla in our organization sometimes made me break out in a sweat… Thanks to Parallels Mac Management, this nightmare is now over. If I don’t […]

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Parallels Mac Management: Prerequisites Checker Wizard

Every IT administrator who needs to deploy Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM for the first time faces a question: Is my Microsoft SCCM environment ready for Parallels Mac Management deployment? The Administrators’ Guide contains all the necessary information and requirements, but who reads documentation? Last December, we released Prerequisites Checker Wizard for Parallels Mac […]

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Download Trial-in-a-Box Hyper-V Virtual Machine with Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM

We’re excited to announce that a Hyper-V virtual machine with Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM is now available—a pre-built Microsoft SCCM trial environment with a trial version of our plugin for managing Mac computers. This pre-built trial allows you to try our solution without any impact on your Microsoft SCCM infrastructure. It also enables […]

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macOS High Sierra Critical Update with Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM

Update: Apple® releases macOS® High Sierra security fix for critical root vulnerability for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 (not impacted: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and earlier). Make sure to install this update on all macOS computers affected, as described at support.apple.com/en-us/HT208315 As reported on CNET on November 28, 2017, a major bug has been uncovered that allows […]

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Parallels Mac Management Is Ready for macOS High Sierra

It’s that time of year—iPhone pre-order season, and the release of a new macOS. Just like the new iPhone X, this year’s macOS release has IT administrators excited, as well as nervous. This year, there is ample reason to be excited, with the release of Apple File System (APFS). If you have not yet heard […]

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Parallels Mac Management – Configuring Automatic Deployment Rules for Apple Updates

  One of coolest Parallels® Mac Management for Microsoft® SCCM features is an ability to deliver macOS® and Apple® software updates and patches via integration with SCCM’s software update delivery features. Some Parallels Mac Management customers have been asking if the integration with SCCM supports the Automatic Deployment Rules (ADR). The answer is yes, Automatic […]

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Just launched: Parallels Mac Management v6 for Microsoft SCCM

Today, Parallels® unveiled Parallels Mac Management v6 for Microsoft SCCM, which extends Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) functionality and enables IT managers to use one pane of glass to manage both PC and Mac® computers with ease, increased efficiency, and higher productivity. The feedback from our v6 beta testers had been fantastic and we […]

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Outstanding opportunity to receive free Parallels Mac Management certification

IT resellers have the opportunity to take part in our free upcoming Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM certification program. What is Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM ? For companies that already use Microsoft® SCCM for managing PCs, Parallels Mac Management allows IT to maximize investments and enables administrators to leverage existing processes by using SCCM […]

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