When Apple first introduced Macintosh computers in the mid 1980s, it was a revolutionary concept that allowed end users to implement what is called a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in order to organize their system and file hierarchy.\u00a0 The previous method required a complex method of typing commands into a system prompt which would run applications.\u00a0 The only trick to that was you generally had to know a lot about computers and what you were doing to make it work properly.\u00a0 With a Mac, everything you needed to do was as simple as point and click.<\/p>\n
Since then, the GUI has been often imitated, but never replicated the way Apple has done in the last 30 years of computing.\u00a0 Even today, Macs are often the preferred computer system in business, due to their superior graphics cards, their ease of use, and dependability, especially when it comes to virus protection, personal security, and integration with other vital systems such as iPhones, iPads, and cloud computing.<\/p>\n
As a personal computer, Macs are amazing machines.\u00a0 They allow end users to jump right in to projects without too much hassle and almost no peripheral installations to get started, unlike PCs which often require all sorts of extras to be installed and configured when they\u00a0come out of the box.\u00a0 But what about network and administration management of a large group of Mac computers?\u00a0 To many IT professionals, Macs aren’t as common in a network setting as PCs.\u00a0 One of the reasons for this is cost. PCs are often more cost effective in the short-term, with price tags hundreds of dollars cheaper than Macs.<\/p>\n
But what you gain in savings at the front end, you often lose later.\u00a0 The Mac OS on a MacBook or desktop computer communicates seamlessly with the superior Apple tablets and devices such as iPhones.\u00a0 Out in the field, these devices are indispensable.\u00a0 When working with clients who are also using these devices, more and more business are heading towards the Mac side for ease of use, reliability, and convenience.\u00a0 They are also finding out that you do get what you pay for in the long run.\u00a0 Macs typically last longer, with less frequent systems refreshes needed, unlike PCs.<\/p>\n
Management of your network, systems, and applications has become a crucial factor in managing your business in ways that it didn’t even exist when the first Macintosh computers rolled off the assembly line.\u00a0 Today, data security, system management, operating systems monitoring and maintenance is crucial to running a business.\u00a0 Maybe almost as important as how many widgets you sell and staff room arguments about how coffee is for closers only.\u00a0 Like the walls protecting you from the wind and rain, holding a roof up over the head of your company, data management is what is holding the computing aspect of your company together.<\/p>\n
From external security threats such as hackers, viruses, to LAN and WAN connectivity, or maybe even just allowing your staff at home and in the field to communicate effortlessly, you need a cutting edge Mac management solution for your business.\u00a0 One that is not only versatile but easy to use, and as dependable as the Macs you use in your business.<\/p>\n
Real time reports:<\/strong> Reports must be able to be generated on-demand, with live results.\u00a0 When looking out across your network as a whole, your technician should also be able to drill down to find out how individual systems units are being used.\u00a0 From here, they can better determine what the weak points and strengths are in your workforce and act accordingly.<\/p>\n Groups that work:<\/strong> The network is the collection of computers, routers, switches, and cabling and radio signals that tie everything together.\u00a0 Managing how all of these groups of machines are organized is a matter of policy.\u00a0 Key in your ability to manage your systems is the ability to designate users into groups based on needs and access, from departments all the way to end point users.<\/p>\n Here are some ways to show how information management affects different groups of users and their devices. Wherever they are needed, no matter where they are:<\/p>\n Manage your systems:<\/strong> A good management solution will allow your technicians to use filters to manage and monitor your system on the whole as well as by individual systems. It will also allow you to build groups that affect specified users in the most effective and efficient ways. It should be versatile enough to do the following as well:<\/p>\n Technical support:<\/strong> Remote desktop solutions such as Screen Connect (TM) keeps you connected and in control.<\/p>\n\n
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