Majority of businesses suppose Macs are more reliable than Windows PCs

A recent survey which was conducted on more than 200 IT decision markets, based on the attitude these professionals have towards the use of Macs in Enterprises, showed that 95% of businesses that don't currently present Macs will be likely to offer the same to employees under one condition. The condition is having access to a single central management unit that can manage both Windows PCs and Macs efficiently. The survey showed that 45% of businesses are currently presenting their employees Macs.

The survey even concluded that businesses these days are gearing up to the OS X platform by Apple and many in this line are all set to adopt newer and broader corporate adoptions.

So, for all those IT professionals who are not just ready to look and consider beyond Windows, here are some interesting facts and figures, which cannot be just overlooked

• 77% of IT professionals agreed that Macs are more reliable machine when compared to the Windows machines overall.
• 65% of respondents said Macs when compared to Windows are easier to support.
• Given the competition for talent, 65% of pros commented that presenting Macs will help in attracting more employees.

Meanwhile, the survey also threw light on what are the setbacks keeping pros from adopting Mac to its full potential.        

• 70% of respondents agreed that they do not use Macs at their offices because the expertise to manage these machines seems lacking somehow
• 68% agreed that Macs are not permitted due to its inability to run Windows apps.
• 53% even cited that absence of proper management tools is a hurdle in adoption of Macs.

The survey has only reinforced what we already were aware about. Macs are making way to enterprises but what stops these are the reluctant support offerings. Parallels, on the other hand, has worked on removing two of the biggest hurdles for Macs’ adoption in enterprises, which are freedom to run Windows applications on Mac and offering a central management unit to the IT for Macs and PCs together. Also, to erase any doubts, Mac management plug-ins by Parallels comes with a seal of Microsoft’s approval.

Microsoft is working to enable IT enterprises to manage heterogeneous environment, covering those that use both Macs and PCs.

The author is an experienced Microsoft support specialist who works at SupportMart. The company is a leading name in this scenario known to offer reliable Microsoft Tech Support that can be availed anytime and any day with just one call at the Microsoft technical Support number 1 800 793 7521 toll free.