IT pros prefer Macs

rosstooke2 · 2018-06-27T07:07:11.000Z

Is this true…?

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IT pros prefer Macs

Yes, I’d prefer a MAC
No! No, no, no, no no…

0 voters

maxsec · 2018-06-27T07:14:12.000Z

No - cos I like to feel my users pain

But as I live in a windows environment I need to load windows software locally so I either pay even more for Parellels or similar and a Windows licence to run Windows on the Mac or I get the same machine as my colleagues and save some money.

Plus the nice man from Dell and fixes my stuff next day is I break it

scottbrindley · 2018-06-27T07:17:27.000Z

I always love it when you go for a seminar or product demo and the presenter pulls out their shiny Mac then logs into a Windows desktop via RDP or Citrix

Briser-fae-the-broch · 2018-06-27T07:21:26.000Z

lol! I think not.

richardwebster · 2018-06-27T07:21:41.000Z

Most of our software doesn’t even run on Macs, no no.

(Also I just don’t get on with them, but personal bias doesn’t matter at work)

michaeloneill6 · 2018-06-27T07:24:18.000Z

Mac offers me nothing that I cant do on a PC better and cheaper?

markstorey · 2018-06-27T07:34:30.000Z

Yes ofcouse we do, we love buying overprice underspecced last generation hardware because it looooooooooooooks sooooooooooo pretty and it makes a great paperweight or door stop.

I will stick with latest Gen hardware for a better price

Kenny8416 · 2018-06-27T07:43:00.000Z

Lol, I think this may be the biggest percentage split a Spiceworks poll has ever seen - 99% no, 1% yes ('cos there’s always 1!)

For all the IT pros I have seen with Mac’s they are all running Fusion or Parallel and actually using Windows on the Mac, so what’s the point? Vanity? Thinking it makes them look more important? Too much money and too little sense?

summergiddings · 2018-06-27T07:46:43.000Z

When I first saw the title of the topic I thought MAC address. But no, Macintosh.

In our education environment, Windows seems to be the most reliable OS, mainly because we have better control over permissions and how the network behaves. But I know from Apple’s most recent WWDC keynote that they are getting their products to be used in education.

adrian_ych · 2018-06-27T07:47:42.000Z

There are admins, users and “super users”…

Admins use Window or even ubuntu or whatever that can access the most systems, do the most scripting with the least complex issues. For example if Google Chrome can be used for almost all webGUI (NAS webGUI, Dell iDRAC, SAN webGUI), almost any Internet or website or builtin flash & Java…we will use Chrome.

Users are those that do not really care what OSe…They can use applications like MS office, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD or any browsers everyone is using on any OS. They rather have whatever everyone is using so they can get their daily tasks done.

“Super users” are the ones that gives admins most headaches. They do not know how to use applications on other OSe…some cannot even dial out if you change their iPhone to android phone or android phone to iphone. Complains that do not know how to use their Gmail or Facebook if given a lappy instead of MAC…

summergiddings · 2018-06-27T07:48:33.000Z

I run Linux & Windows Server on my Mac:D

Robert5205 · 2018-06-27T07:51:32.000Z

“People who get it.” Sure, CDW, you keep telling yourself that. And when the phone doesn’t ring, it will be me ordering Macs.

craigkennedy6848 · 2018-06-27T07:59:39.000Z

So far it looks like CDW are guilty of false advertising lol.

I hope trading standards don’t see that advert

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rosstooke2 · 2018-06-27T08:14:21.000Z

Have you seen their supporting “facts”

"The 2015 annual JAMF Software Trends Survey1 revealed what IT pros already know: Macs are here to stay and gaining ground in enterprise IT."

96% of organisations support Mac

67% of IT pros say Mac usage will grow faster than PCs over the next 3 years

64% say Mac is easier to manage

75% say Mac is more secure

All these facts may be true, but none of them suggest I want one…

resources.jamf.com

2015-Survey-Managing-Apple-Devices-in-the-Enterprise.pdf

Got to love this line too “Since 2002, JAMF Software has been solely focused on helping organizations succeed with Apple.” I’d suggest this meant their survey went to organisations that use Apple products, hence the 96% support for Mac.

edw1 · 2018-06-27T08:23:47.000Z

no because every time ive been near a mac its crashed

(although its been a while !)

liamsullivan · 2018-06-27T09:10:01.000Z

I’d say yes. I’d always like a Mac. I currently own one that I use alongside my work issued Windows laptop. I also have a work issued iMac Pro on my desk. Given that I support an environment with around 400 Mac computers of varying models and a whole fleet of iphones, ipads etc etc it makes perfect sense for me to use and have a Mac. We also use Jamf to manage our Apple environment.

I know that there is a strong anti-apple sentiment in the Spiceworks community, as is evidenced by the responses to most Apple related posts so admitting to liking Apple products can get a pro lynched round these parts But, as I’ve said before, as IT pros, it makes perfect sense for us to be familiar with a multitude of platforms, whether that be Windows, Linux/Unix, MacOS, iOS or Android. Our knowledge should not be limited just because we don’t like something. I can’t stand Cisco gear, but can I use it? Yes, I am certified in it because it make sense for me to know how that stuff works.

As for the targeted ad mentioned in the OP, I call BS on that statement. I highly doubt that IT pro’s are rushing out in droves to replace all their gear with Apple kit just from a practicality standpoint. I disagree with some of the statements around Mac’s, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with them, besides which if we had no choices or diversity in what we use and were just locked into the MS ecosystem that would be very very bad.

PS: a MAC is a Media Access Control address, a Mac is a shortening of Macintosh

edwin10dam · 2018-06-27T09:15:20.000Z

ed1167:

no because every time ive been near a mac its crashed

(although its been a while !)

You’re standing too close, ed1167

@edw1

jontanner · 2018-06-27T09:19:54.000Z

I currently use a Mac as my primary machine, but I also strongly discourage our users from using them because the management tools for macOS are not as good as AD and group policy.

Some say that’s hypocritical, but as the IT support lead, I can support and manage my own machine.

For the same reason, we have begun strongly encouraging Chromebooks because they are so much easier for us to manage, not to mention much easier on our budget. My network admin says he can do 99% of what he needs to on a Chromebook and then can just RDP to Windows if needed.

tobywells · 2018-06-27T09:23:46.000Z

I work in an entirely Windows environment but use a Mac

Why? Well I grew up with Unix and MacOS

When I was still in ‘real’ IT I worked in a cross platform world so needed something I could run Windows and MacOS on

Now Im in ‘pretend’ IT (Im a CIO) I just need a well built laptop that I can use for day to day stuff. I spend more time in meetings but its handy to have something I can boot into Windows or Kali as well because Im still a nerd at heart.

However when I worked in a previous job I did notice the global IT senior staff had started using Macs a lot more. Probably for similar reasons, the slight cost increase is insignificant compared to a salary so give people what they want and will make them more productive.

georgemcfarlin · 2018-06-27T09:46:02.000Z

Not in my world, no need or use for a mac that I am aware of and I am fine with that.