Parallels Mac Management and Microsoft Intune are competing in the device management category. Intune has the upper hand due to its broader device support and cloud-based management.
Features: Parallels Mac Management focuses on extending SCCM capabilities, integrating macOS support, and offering Apple-specific inventory and compliance management. Microsoft Intune supports a variety of devices, provides extensive security features, and offers a versatile solution suitable for mixed-OS environments.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Parallels Mac Management integrates with SCCM, requiring a more complex setup but works smoothly for current SCCM users. Microsoft Intune, being cloud-based, allows for straightforward deployment, reduces reliance on in-house resources, and benefits from robust Microsoft support.
Pricing and ROI: Parallels Mac Management is cost-effective for organizations already using SCCM. Microsoft Intune, while potentially more expensive, offers wider capabilities that may yield better long-term ROI by eliminating the need for multiple tools.
Microsoft Intune is a comprehensive cloud-based service that allows you to remotely manage mobile devices and mobile applications without worrying about the security of your organization’s data. Device and app management can be used on company-owned devices as well as personal devices.
In an increasingly mobile workforce, Microsoft Intune keeps your sensitive data safe while on the move. Microsoft Intune makes it possible for your team members to work anywhere using their mobile devices. Microsoft Intune provides both the flexibility and the control needed for securing all your data on the cloud, no matter where the device with the data is located.
Microsoft Intune Device Management Key Features
With Microsoft Intune Device Management you can:
Mobile Application Management
Mobile application management in Intune is designed to protect your organization’s data at the application level.
With Microsoft Intune Application Management you can:
As part of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, Intune integrates with Microsoft Entra ID for access control and with Azure Information Protection for data protection. It also integrates with Microsoft 365 Applications.
Reviews from Real Users
Microsoft Intune stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to secure all devices under its management and the flexibility that the solution offers its users.
A computing services manager notes, "Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."
The head of IT engineering at a financial services company writes, "The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types: we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager (MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company details on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM allows IT to maximize investments. It enables administrators to leverage existing processes by using SCCM as the single pane of glass to manage both PCs and Mac computers.
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