how to control macs in a windows-centric environment
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SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS
How to Control Macs in a Windows-centric Environment
Carlos CapóSr. Manager, Global Business Solutions
Macs in Business Today
71%of organizations
are currently
utilizing Macs
Windows IT Pro “Trends in Mac Usage and Management”, Sept. 2014
Better integration with
mobile devices
Important to attract
new employees
Increase
preference/demand
for Mac
Advantages to allowing Macs
39%
25%
22%
Cost of Purchase
Application
Compatibility
Concerns
Deterrents to allowing Macs
Lack of Integration
with existing systems60%
57%
56%
Parallels Solutions for Business
Parallels Mac Management for
Microsoft SCCM
Extend Microsoft SCCM to fully manage
Macs using the same tools and processes
as PCs all under one pane of glass.
Parallels Desktop for Mac
Enterprise Edition
Business licensing for large
deployments offering centralized
administration and security controls.
How Are You Managing Macs Today?
**70% of IT Pros report that using a single system for PC and Mac would streamline IT opsand 55% say it would save them money.
A single system for management of both PCs and Macs
8 out of 10are not managing Mac computers centrally.
But nearly 8 out of 10Use a centralized management solution for PCs, with 60% of these opting for Microsoft©
System Center Configuration Manager.
82%
77%
“If your plans call for simplified management of a heterogeneous Mac or virtualized desktop environment, best-of-breed tools remain a better bet.”
Forrester Product Spotlight: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 by David K. Johnson, January 7, 2013
Parallels® Mac Management
for Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
ParallelsMac
Management
Discovery & Enrollment
Inventory
Enforce Compliance
Software deployment
Patch deployment
OS image deployment
Application Portal
Reporting
Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM
Parallels Mac Management vs. SCCM 2012 R2
ParallelsSCCM 2012
R2
Discovery and Enrollment
Network discovery and automatic enrollment
Manual enrollment
Inventory
Hardware and software inventory
Collect AppleCare warranty status
Compliance
Deploy Mac OS X Configuration Profiles
Easy to use OS X Configuration Profile editor
Push scripts as SCCM Configuration Items
Enable FileVault 2 encryption
Escrow and retrieve FileVault 2 personal keys
Parallels Mac Management vs. SCCM 2012 R2Parallels
SCCM 2012 R2
Software and Patch Deployment
Deploy software via SCCM Package Deployment
Deploy software via SCCM Application Deployment
Self-Service Application Portal for Macs
Silent & interactive deployment modes
Mac OS X Image Deployment
Deploy Mac OS X images via SCCM
Remote Assistance
Remote Assistance via VNC
Remote Assistance via SSH
Configuration
Works without PKI infrastructure
Easy troubleshooting via Problem Reporting
Dan YurcovicIT Operations, Slalom Consulting
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The Problem
• Primarily a Microsoft shop
– No primary infrastructure to deploy or manage Macs
• Outgrew current Mac Imaging solution
– 2011: 100+ Mac clients
– 2014: 400+ Mac clients
Solutions Evaluated
• Native Mac Backup/restore (Time Machine)
• SCCM 2012 Native Mac Management
• JAMF Imaging
Customer Point of View – Slalom Consulting
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• SCCM native support lacked OSD, overly complicated to configure/manage
and felt very v1
• Parallels Mac Management provides excellent SCCM integration
• Much more then a plug-in, it leveraged the SCCM technical model
• Streamlined management and deployments at all SCCM sites
• Automation for customizing the Mac environment
Why Parallels?
• Very similar to SCCM (Windows)
• Simple and quick “Capture” process for image
• Distribution management through SCCM DP’s
• Easy for non-technical users to initiate network boot based deployment
• Fast
Deployment Experience
Customer Point of View – Slalom Consulting
Parallels Desktop® for Mac
Enterprise Edition
Business licensing to keep IT in control
Parallels Desktop® for Mac
Enterprise Edition
Seamlessly run Windows business applications on Macs
without rebooting
Always available, online or offline
Secure a master VM so end users can’t change settings or
create new VMs
Create expiring VMs to secure access to your data and network
Mass deployable via multiple management tools
Can be fully managed with Parallels Mac Management for
SCCM
Licensing Portal• Offers vital information, such as license expirations, usage statistics, and real-time
visibility into licensing activities• Provides license self-service capabilities
Success Story: Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based medical practice management software and medical
billing services provider. A software Developer that integrates iOS compatible to allow
users to review patient records, charts, prescribe medications, billing and process claims
for their 25,000+ medical provider clients.
• Environment: A modern company that enables all their workers a choice of Mac
hardware for their employees. Mac’s are highly visible and common for sales, creative's
and software development, however, back end applications, .Net, and Office 2013 have
better features.
• Why we won: We were the better performing solution, tighter OS integration for simpler
file access and sharing.
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