{"id":6205,"date":"2013-12-23T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T11:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2013-12-23T19:16:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T18:16:40","slug":"bring-your-own-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingmarverheij.com\/en\/bring-your-own-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring Your Own Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BringThe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is no longer a hype, we see more and more people bringing their (own) Mac<\/strong> to the office. The simplicity of Apple devices combined with the power (and of course the esthetics)\u00a0 makes them a wanted device. More and more people consider an Apple MacBook to be a serious option to replace<\/strong> their (corporate dictated) Dell \/ HP \/ IBM \/ Lenovo \/ etc laptop.<\/p>\n

From a corporate<\/strong> IT perspective the BYOD trend is a pain in the ass. All of the sudden IT is confronted<\/strong> with unmanaged devices (if you bring your own, support your own) that need to access corporate resources. In real life there is no such thing as unmanaged<\/strong> devices. If your CFO has a problem with his shiny<\/strong> MacBook Pro you fix it.<\/p>\n

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Hosted applications \/ desktops<\/h1>\n

With the Citrix Receiver<\/a> we where able to offer access to resources from our datacenter<\/strong> (\u201cthe cloud\u201d). Hosted <\/strong>applications and desktops offered via Citrix XenApp (\u2026) \/ XenDesktop allowed us to deliver corporate resources<\/strong> to Mac users Anytime<\/strong>, Anywhere<\/strong> and from Any Device<\/strong>\u2026. as long as they\u2019re online<\/strong>. But granted, one of the unique features of a MacBook (laptops in general) is the ability to roam really <\/em>and work from anywhere. Having the ability to work offline<\/strong> with a corporate managed desktop was restricted for \u201cWindows powered laptops\u201d like Dell \/ HP \/ IBM \/ Lenovo, not for MacBooks. Until know\u2026<\/p>\n

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DesktopPlayer for Mac<\/h1>\n

This weekend Citrix silently released DesktopPlayer for Mac<\/a> which was announced at Synergy 2013.<\/p>\n

\"DesktopPlayer<\/a><\/p>\n

DesktopPlayer for Mac is a managed <\/strong>type 2 hypervisor client for Mac OS X (10.9 Maverick is supported). While there where a number of type 2 hypervisors available for Mac (Oracle VirtualBox<\/a>, Parrallels Desktop<\/a>\u00a0 VMware Fusion<\/a>) they\u2019re all focused on the consumer <\/strong>market. Unlike the existing products on the market DesktopPlayer for Mac<\/strong> is purposely built for the enterprise market. Key feature of DesktopPlayer for Mac <\/strong>is the ability to synchronzie the virtual machine with corporate IT. Just like XenClient Enterprise<\/a> the Synchronizer builds the VMs, manages users and groups, and assigns them to computers\/users. When contacted by DesktopPlayer, Synchronizer sends down updated VMs, installed applications, or policies.<\/p>\n

\"DesktopPlayer<\/a><\/p>\n

DesktopPlayer for Mac is supported on Intel-based MacBook Pro and Air with a (minimal) Intel i5, 8GB and 128GB or larger storage. Of course, the bigger the VM you\u2019re running the more resources are needed.<\/p>\n

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Supported OS<\/h6>\n

At the moment of writing only Windows 7 is supported as the guest OS, Windows XP and 8 are currently not supported. While consumers are embracing Windows 8 I don\u2019t see a lot of customers moving away from Windows 7 (heck, they\u2019re still migrating away from Windows XP).<\/p>\n

As a host OS Mac OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion)<\/a> or 10.9\u00a0 (Mavericks)<\/a> are currently supported.<\/p>\n

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Managing OSX<\/h1>\n

The Desktop Player enables you to offer a managed Windows operating system in a controlled environment, running inside OSX. Because the image is synchronised all changes made by the user are automatically “backed up” , corporate IT is enabled to push a new configuration and – in worst case scenario – able to remote wipe the image.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Installing Desktop Player for Mac involves a few steps that a user needs to perform (install > reboot > configure). In the early beginning of 2014 a product will be released that is capable of automating the installation and managing the OSX itself. Keep an eye on this blog or my personal twitter account (@IngmarVerheij<\/a>) or leave a comment if you’re interested.<\/p>\n

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The proof is in the pudding<\/h1>\n

I\u2019m fortunate enough to receive a shiny<\/em> MacBook Pro 15\u201d as a corporate laptop in Q1 2014. This gives me the opportunity to experiment with DesktopPlayer for Mac, to be continued\u2026<\/p>\n

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