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Although Apple experienced a downturn in the 1990’s, its recent resurgence marks a new golden era for the firm. While the elegance of Apple’s design initially appealed to the consumer market, it has begun to penetrate the enterprise space with strong momentum. A principal at ITIC declared “corporations are deploying Macs and Mac OS X at a rate not seen since the late 1980s”.1 In fact, 68% of respondents in a recent ITIC survey stated that they will allow end users to deploy Macs as their corporate desktops, doubling the number of respondents from the previous year.

Whether you already have Macs in your organization or not, there are strong indications that many organizations will need to provide centralized systems management for the platform. Three key drivers have led to the rapid growth of Macs in the enterprise, and will continue to push growth moving forward.