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In that situation, A computer needs to be purchased either way, so why not be able to get them a computer they are already proficient at and let them hit the ground running?Įnough with the intro and necessary explanations. On the other hand, perhaps new hires are Mac experts and know nothing about PCs. Being able to join all those Macs to the AD domain is invaluable from that point of view. But what happens if Company A (PC Based) purchases Company B (Mac based)? Are they really going to want to replace possibly hundreds or thousands of Macs from Company B with new PCs. Why would an organization find itself needing OS X Active Directory Integration (migrate Mac computers into their AD structure)? Most shops decide at conception if they are going to be Mac or PC based companies. Is it really possible to allow a Macintosh Computer to become a law abiding citizen of an AD Domain? If so, how much Pepto Bismol am I going to need to get through it? Sorry for the drama, but I wanted to get your attention.Īs it turns out, the Mac natively supports OS X Active Directory Integration for their loyal followers that apparently are being coerced into joining a Windows domain.

I’m sure you’ve had plenty of good fun harassing one or the other on either platform. Are you tasked with establishing appropriate OS X Active Directory Integration in your environment? Are we talking apples and oranges here or what? Most IT professionals are efficient with the Mac OS X or Windows Active Directory (AD) but not both.