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Sr. Manager
Global Business Solutions
Carlos Capó
Master Macs in Business
Easily integrate Macs into a Microsoft Shop
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Leader in Cloud Services Enablement and Desktop Virtualization
• 900+ employees worldwide• 100+ patents granted or pending• 200+ partnerships include Microsoft, Apple, Intel and Symantec• Profitable and growing
Strong Foundation
• Serving 9,000+ service providers and10+ million small businesses (SMBs) in 130+ countries
Cloud Services
• 5+ million units of Parallels Desktop for Mac sold worldwide
• #1-selling Mac desktop virtualization software*
Cross Platform
Self-Service Control Panels
Server Virtualization
Provisioning Billing
*NPD Techworld Reports 8/1/06-12/31/12
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Enables Mac management in SCCM 2012 and SCCM 2007
Seamless Mac Management, using existing tools, process and people
Manage and deploy Parallels Desktop and its virtual machines
PARALLELS SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS
Enables the Microsoft stack on Macs
Simplify administration & mass deployment
Configurable, policy-compliant solution
Business class support
MANAGEMENTDESKTOP
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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) provides unified management & security infrastructure to Windows computers
Today System Center is prevalent for PC management
• Unified management & security infrastructure
• Simplify IT administration
• Compliance and settings management
• Software update management
• Inventory
WindowsCentric
But the best solutions for Mac required new tools, new processes and new skills…until now
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Unify PC and Mac Management
Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager
Parallels Mac
Management
Now Macs get:
• Discovery
• Inventory
• Compliance
• Software deployment
• Self-service App Portal
• OS image deployment
• Reporting
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Simply Leverage What You Already Have• Gain control of Macs on your network • Leverage the existing SCCM infrastructure• Easily extend the SCCM infrastructure, processes and skills you
already have
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ComponentsParallels Management Suite consists of four major components:
• Mac Agent
• SCCM Proxy
• SCCM Console Extension
• NetBoot Service
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Scheduled Discovery Procedure• Searches Macs in network
• Tries to establish SSH connection
• Installs agents to Macs
• Adds Macs to SCCM
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Deploy Mac OS images• Enhance existing WDS/PXE setup to support Net boot
• Deep integration into SCCM console and Distribution Points• No separate infrastructure needed
• No separate GUI/Windows
• Software enhances Distribution Points to support Netboot
• Use Mac OS standard images
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Inventory
• Inventory information is gathered from Macs
• When Macs are added to SCCM
• Later, according to inventory schedule
• Accessible in standard SCCM Resource Explorer
• Inventory data is used for:
• Tracking hardware & software assets
• Generating reports
• Defining specific Mac collections to be managed
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• Configure Macs using
Mac OS X Configuration Profiles
• Configuration Profiles are delivered via
Desired Configuration Management
functionality of SCCM
Managing Mac OS X Preferences
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• Configure Mac OS X FileVault
• Institutional Key
• Personal Key
• Central store on SCCM SQL
Server
• Recover keys via Management
Console
FileVault
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Software DeploymentApplication Management can be done by using both supported methods
• Applicationso Offer Application Catalog to Mac userso Easy to use free conversion utility
– http://www.flaschengeist-studios.com/cmapputil-helper
• Packageso Quick & easy deploymento Native OS X package format
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Top Programs used in Parallels Desktop today
• Internet Explorer• Windows Media Player• Notepad• Firefox• Google Chrome• Microsoft Word• Microsoft Excel• Adobe Reader• Microsoft Paint• Remote desktop connection
Out of more than 1 million reports, there are more than 10,000 discrete Windows apps being used in Parallels Desktop today
The Top 10
Corporate Applications
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The simplest, easiest way to bring Windows stack and applicationsto employees with MacsBenefits include:
Parallels Desktop® for MacEnterprise Edition
Unified product activation key Free upgrades to new versions 24/7 priority phone and email support Mass deployment tools Can be managed by Parallels Mac Management
for Microsoft SCCM Prevents users from changing settings Create expiring virtual machines
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Licensing Portal
The IT administrator can manage the individual seats for the Enterprise Edition via a web portal.
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Remote Access: VNC• Screen sharing via VNC allows to control the logged user’s screen• Admin don’t have to provide a password to establish VNC connection to
managed Mac• When session is closed, all changes are rolled back to keep security intact
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Parallels Mac Management vs. SCCM 2012 R2PMM SCCM 2012 R2
Support for Mac OS X 10.10
Network discovery and automatic enrollment
Manual enrollment
Hardware and software inventory
Show warranty status
Self-Service Application Portal for Macs
Deploy software packages
Deploy Mac OS X Configuration Profiles
Easy to use OS X Configuration Profile editor
Push scripts as SCCM Configuration Items
Deploy Mac OS X pre-built images
Enable FileVault 2 encryption
Remote Assistance
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DENVER
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PHOENIX
DALLAS
HOUSTON
MINNEAPOLIS
PORTLAND
SEATTLE
ATLANTA
CHICAGO NEW YORK
BOSTON
HARTFORD
A business and technology consulting firm with:• more than 3000+ employees• 16 offices in North America and London• 120+ employees in Corporate Services• $640M+ in revenue
SILICON VALLEY
Slalom - 2015
Customer Point of View – Slalom Consulting
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Problem Slalom faced• 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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• Why Parallels?• SCCM native support lacked OSD, overly complicated to configure/manage
and felt very v1• Parallels Mac Management provides excellent SCCM integration• Much more than a plug-in, it leveraged the SCCM technical model• Streamlined management and deployments at all SCCM sites• Automation for customizing the Mac environment
• Deployment Experience• 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
Customer Point of View – Slalom Consulting