Incorporate Mac devices into the Active Directory (AD) domain using existing tools meant for Windows computers.IT teams take four main approaches when trying to accommodate Mac devices: Familiar techniques for managing PCs don’t help, and the best practices for dealing with Mac in a complex enterprise infrastructure can be convoluted and are not widely known.

Few IT teams have expertise in managing Mac. In Windows-centric organizations, managing Mac is not the highest priority on the IT project list for a variety of reasons. IT departments also need to figure out how to integrate Mac with existing Windows and Active Directory domains. Determining how to incorporate Mac into a Windows infrastructure includes a number of factors, such as: the number of devices that need support what type of access they require and what tools and systems an organization already has. This can be a challenge, as Mac and Windows are very different, and Mac devices remain a minority in Windows-dominant environments. 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. To read this blog post in Spanish, please click here.Īpple® Mac devices are growing in corporate popularity by the day.

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