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I'd go with having a few loan machines - you have the control over them, in terms of security and compliance, since the borrower should not be able to install any software. So you can rest a little easier that you know what is being connected to your network.
As far as general use of laptops goes, I'd agree with Jacqui - the only justification for issuing a laptop is need. I have several users who regularly work away from the office, and need to be able to take their mail and other files with them. Denying them a laptop is impractical. I count myself as one of htese, since I do occasionally get to escape from the office, and also have to use the machine in the factory for various jobs. But giving a laptop out because they are 'cool' is no justification - that just cuts the figures on the bottom line!

I had them insert into the employee handbook's computer use policy that:
a) IT does not support home equipment.
b) You must have written authorization from your department head to connect from offsite.
c) All users connect using remote desktop connections, and the terminal server they connect to restricts them from installing new software, accessing internet browsers, etc.
d) 'Local Resources', specifically disk drives, are disabled.
They can still do whatever to their own machine, but the terminal server remains unaffected if they do something stupid.
We also have a few 'decommissioned' notebooks that we use as loaners. They are bare bones and you have to be an admin to install anything or change critical settings. Folks have to sign them out, and they are easily reimaged once they are checked back in.

Being able to work on the computer at home will give the employees higher competence working with computers. In Sweden there is a tax reduction when your employer arrange for you to have a computer at home. Thanks to that, 80% of everyone in Sweden in age between 18 and 85 has access to a computer at home.
And if the employee is happy with a laptop instead of higher salary, I cannot see any problems. Maybe a laptop is cheaper..

As the infrastructure provider in your company you are making technology available to allow people to do their work in the way that makes them the most productive. That will be somewhat unique to each individual depending on their job function and position in the company. Develop a range of services and a process for talking to employees to determine what is best for them. For you reference I will give you a bit of the run down for what we currently do acknowledging the some of the people who have replied are even further along technically than we are.
1) Desktop ? we provide one of either laptop, desktop, or older desktop running CITRIX/hosted applications (also know as thin client). Power users with huge spreadsheets, statistical analysis, application developers, etc. have desktops. The rest have the thin client machines that are basically glorified terminals. The Laptops are for the key users that consistently travel, and often work at home.
2) Remote access from home ? our preferred solution, which is better than a laptop, consists of the user accessing work using an SSL/VPN solution. It requires that the user machine be at a certain level of software and also be up to date with the virus software protection that we specify. We provide the user a CD to take home that installs everything for them. The CD also includes the software for installation of a PKI certificate on the users home machine. As mentioned in another post this means that they work from home as if they are at the office, avoiding the issues with laptops. To make this work the user needs some sort of Highspeed/DSL/Broadband connection to the Internet and your company network will also have to be connected to the Internet with appropriate security in place. I believe our solution is from Juniper but there are several on the market. The best part of this solution is that it checks to make sure the connecting machine is up to the current software versions before connecting it to the network.
This is also our preferred method for those with Laptops to connect back to the office when on the road.
3) Shared Laptops ? we offer a pool of these and scrub them clean softwarewise each time they come back in. They are also equipped with the remote access software based on the SSL/VPN.
4) Blackberry or equivalent ? in many cases all a person needs to do is stay in touch to check for emails. Often a device such as a blackberry/cell phone in conjunction with the desktop is enough.
What we have found is that the true road warrior and executives that work around the clock end up having everything as per their choice. They use the blackberry during the day. They work on the laptop at night while travelling or at home via the SSL/VPN and then bring the laptop back with them to the office. Alternatively if they have a desktop at work then they usually have a blackberry and loan out a laptop for trips and use the remote access from their own PC at home.
5) Tablet PC ? we have deployed only one of these. It is for an executive who justified it on the premise that they have to take minutes at many meeting they attend, often while travelling and the writing stylus is less disruptive then typing.
In general we have a simple form that must be signed by an executive that requests an evaluation of a users needs if beyond the basic desktop top. Based on the conversation a recommendation of some or all of the above is made that best fits the needs of the user involved. It is true to say that we are more lenient towards the executives in terms of giving them preferred service.
For the few users that have laptops and take them everywhere there is some risk involved. Less if they use the remote access solution when away but some remains. Are next evolution will be to get to having the internal network set up as a VPN that quarantines any device connected to it the same way as we do now for the remote access.
Given your second post that clarifies most people just want to work from home I would move towards the SSL/VPN type of solution.

Justification For Using Mac For Teaching 2018 Olympics

You hit my hot button. Could you not make an overall saving my having those folks who don't need to be in the office, just be at the end of a phone and an internet/VPN connection? Maybe get rid of some professional shoulder-surfers in management whose sole job is to watch other people work?
My current consulting gig is with a location of about 1200 people, of which maybe 20 really need to be 'here'.

Try exploring the use of VMWare Workstation. You can create an image of a laptop in a VM, preset for the user's needs and things like VPN, put the VM and the VMWare program on a DVD with an installer for them. That way they can take the DVD home, run the installer, and have a virtual laptop running on their own computer which is locked down, never needs transit, can be restored with a simple reinstall, and patch management and virus updates can go out on RW CDs. The bust out retail for VMWare is 300, much cheaper than a laptop, and you'll have overall lower maintenance costs plus no capital expenditure as with hardware.
It doesn't fit all users of course. And any remote solution should also include a user system fire wall that has server based rules like McAfee's. That way you can control if they're running programs on the basis of being connected to the network..having access to a centrally managed file share.
That will allow you to lock down the remote desktop you're using, which is kind of a big hole in your firewall.
Present management with the idea, I know they don't want to spend anything, but the expense of making a bad decision is really ugly..you can't control what they have on their personal equipement and if just one of them gets something like sql slammer and it jumps the remote connection..well you can imagine the impact financially.

using the new VMWare Player if you plan on going that route. It would only require a single copy of VMWare Workstation to create the virtual machines. That's assuming you decided to go that route.

I don't have a list, but I'm an IT person that made the transition after saying it would be a cold day in 'heck'. What made it justified for me is that out of a 40 hr work week (yeah right) I was spending 20+ hours in meetings. We are in a massive implementation, and people would always ask me for info, and I'd have to get back to them later. That caused more meetings. By having the laptop, I have my info at my fingertips, and, as has happened many times, can hook it up to the projector and show them to make my point. Additionally, I could take meeting notes on paper, then come back and transcribe them, or, with the laptop, just take it and do my notes in the meeting. That saved time, and kept me from losing notes, which allowed us to prove to the vendor that they said something was supported.
We severely limit the use, and the laptops are not to go home except in rare cases. No data is stored locally, it must all be accessed through the VPN and stored on our servers.

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If you're not taking them out of the building, wouldn't it be cheaper to outfit each meeting room with a couple of desktops?

If the user travels frequently outside the office.
If the user travels frequently inside the office (such as a tech that might take the laptop to different locations.)
If the user frequently telecommutes or otherwise works outside the office.
If the user is a tech or upper management that might need access to a work computer outside the office at infrequent intervals.
I can think of no other legitimate reason.

Can you play roblox on the MacBook Air with no lag on the base model ?

I am getting the 2018 base model MacBook Air in November of 2019. I chose that product because I love the overall look, color, and design of this laptop. I will use it for casual things such as school work, web browsing, normal every day to day use. I also want to play a game or roblox every once and a while but I am not sure if it is laggy. If anybody knows please let me know because I would be happy with little to no lag and overall a playable game on this product.

• Asked by Aubrey G from Lakeland
• Jun 27, 2019