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Top Answer:I like how, with Parallels, you can either boot into Mac or Windows to get better control over the resources of the laptops since you're sharing the resources in dual mode.
Top Answer:If you want the standard version, it is more expensive but more advanced. You get what you pay for. These products cost money, and the company has to make a profit.
Top Answer:There may have been some issues with device drivers on my Mac. Similarly, there are some issues with transferring data from Parallels to the Mac.
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Overview

Virtual Desktops make perfect sense for today’s IT organizations. Bringing together greater security and manageability with proven cost reductions, VDI is becoming the new gold standard for many organizations.

Dell Technologies Consulting Services provide a complete solution to your Virtual Desktop migration. From assessment, system design and application delivery to desktop deployment, integration, security and systems management, our expertise ensures success the first time.

Parallels Desktop Business Edition brings Windows and Windows applications to employees on Mac and enables integration of Mac computers into any work environment from education to financial services, technology, consulting, or medical. Optimized for Windows 10 and 7, macOS High Sierra, and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It can help employees to run business-critical applications without compromise: Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Quicken and QuickBooks for Windows, Access, Project, Autodesk Revit and Inventor, CorelDRAW, ArcGIS, Visio, QuickBooks, Internet Explorer and Adobe Photoshop. Parallels Desktop restricts External Device Access that enforces policies on the use of USB devices, smart cards, and any other external devices plugged into a Mac, for use in Windows. It creates an Expiring Virtual Machines, time-bound and encrypted, that will automatically expire and lock at a defined time to ensure additional security when corporate data is shared externally. Also, Parallels Desktop Business Edition can be deployed through standard software deployment tools. Mass deployment is supported with Jamf Pro, Apple Remote Desktop, IBM Endpoint Manager, Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM, and other solutions.
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Royal Opera House, University of the Sciences, Noritz America, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), Fulton County
Lytro, University of Washington, Slalom, Veeva Systems, Oklahoma Christian University
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Computer Software Company14%
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Comms Service Provider9%
University8%
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Midsize Enterprise17%
Large Enterprise51%
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
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Dell Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Services is ranked 32nd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) while Parallels Desktop is ranked 9th in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 2 reviews. Dell Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Services is rated 0.0, while Parallels Desktop is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Services writes "Good for virtualization and has servicing advantages". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Parallels Desktop writes "A great platform to develop interoperable code on". Dell Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Services is most compared with , whereas Parallels Desktop is most compared with VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, NComputing vSpace, NVIDIA GRID and VMware Horizon View.

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