Windows More Secure Than Mac OS X
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If you -do- end up doing Macs in a corporate environment, for the sake of all that's holy - implement FDE (Full Disk Encryption).
One of the few "real" options available for Mac OS X.
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/2...DE-for-Mac-OS-X
One of the few "real" options available for Mac OS X.
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/2...DE-for-Mac-OS-X
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='1015637' date='Sep 24 2009, 02:45 PM
If you -do- end up doing Macs in a corporate environment, for the sake of all that's holy - implement FDE (Full Disk Encryption).
One of the few "real" options available for Mac OS X.
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/2...DE-for-Mac-OS-X
One of the few "real" options available for Mac OS X.
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/2...DE-for-Mac-OS-X
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='1015649' date='Sep 24 2009, 08:12 AM
But isn't FileVault enough for a small company?
Depends if you want to actually secure the data or not. Lost+stolen devices happen to every company regardless of size.
Most mid to large enterprises went 100% FDE a few years ago.
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not possible. it's a creative shop.
Originally Posted by nipetronic' post='1015568' date='Sep 24 2009, 12:59 AM
OUCH! thas alot of $$..
it may seems viable to consider thin client solution.
its a host PC controlling a string of up to 8 other users/terminals/PCs
http://www.hp.com/sbso/solutions/pc_expert...s_consider.html
that way, u only need to take care 1 PC system on all yr applications/software.
it may seems viable to consider thin client solution.
its a host PC controlling a string of up to 8 other users/terminals/PCs
http://www.hp.com/sbso/solutions/pc_expert...s_consider.html
that way, u only need to take care 1 PC system on all yr applications/software.
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The main reason I have had, almost exclusively, PC/Windows experience? I have not in my time ever seen Apple deployed successfully in the enterprise and I have only dealt with large enterprise networks. And on that scale Apple is lacking, I do much prefer Novell to Windows (much more stable and robust) - but what killed Novell was the lack of a Desktop operating system. It makes fiscal sense to have a single point of contact and support.
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='1015814' date='Sep 24 2009, 08:36 AM
The main reason I have had, almost exclusively, PC/Windows experience? I have not in my time ever seen Apple deployed successfully in the enterprise and I have only dealt with large enterprise networks. And on that scale Apple is lacking, I do much prefer Novell to Windows (much more stable and robust) - but what killed Novell was the lack of a Desktop operating system. It makes fiscal sense to have a single point of contact and support.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='1015826' date='Sep 24 2009, 08:44 AM
Well, Novell does have SUSE Linux in their stable.
Quite true, and it's quite good (as most professional iterations of Linux are). However, it still does not give a truly viable Enterprise desktop OS. I have a computer in my lab I thoroughly enjoy, running Umbuntu with WINE and I can run Windows OS's and apps with no problem.
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Originally Posted by acuteperformance' post='1015542' date='Sep 23 2009, 11:31 PM
thanks. can it integrate w/ a windows domain? that's the biggest issue i have.
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integrate i need it to run my startup scripts, map drives, setup printers, set default homepage to our intranet, show the computer name and ip address as the wall paper
if i can do all that on a Mac i'll be mighty mighty happy and do it immediately in my network.![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
if i can do all that on a Mac i'll be mighty mighty happy and do it immediately in my network.
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Originally Posted by heavy_g' post='1015882' date='Sep 24 2009, 09:40 AM
YES! as I'm doing right now.
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Originally Posted by acuteperformance' post='1015889' date='Sep 24 2009, 09:48 AM
integrate i need it to run my startup scripts, map drives, setup printers, set default homepage to our intranet, show the computer name and ip address as the wall paper
if i can do all that on a Mac i'll be mighty mighty happy and do it immediately in my network.![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
if i can do all that on a Mac i'll be mighty mighty happy and do it immediately in my network.
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startup scripts.. windows commands don't run on mac os. (but you can have mac automatically run automator or applescript upon login)
map drives - yes, but must admin using os x server. (mac os do not use drive letters). the drives are "mounted". smb/nfs/afp/etc... VERY EASY TO DO.
setup printers - that's done on the client side. but very easy to do when admin using os x server. or push a .plist file to the client computer.
set deault homepage - very easy to to - my client (Fortune 500 company) has this pushed to my mac but I always override it with www.google.com
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*see: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?t...0&tstart=60
Show computer name and ip address as wallpaper? yuck. screw that. but it's easy to show computer name ad ip address on the menu bar. much cleaner.