MacStadium

Teams who need to run Mac-specific applications and occasional tests on macOS require consistent access to Mac hardware. Managing a large fleet of Macs to support your growing development team can become a huge expense for your business. Having shared Mac resources with Citrix + MacStadium can help your org have better device management all while staying under budget.

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Introduction to Citrix VDA for macOS

Citrix + MacStadium bring enterprise-grade Mac remote desktops to support your global development team. Your Macs stay securely housed in a MacStadium data center, while Citrix DaaS enables seamless remote access.

If your development team needs access to macOS on an inconsistent basis, the best way to save on cost and management is through a solution like Citrix VDA for macOS. The Citrix DaaS platform brings top-level management and security to your Mac virtual environments, giving you full control over your Mac resources in your MacStadium private cloud.

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The importance of shared Mac resources in app development

Developers and IT managers understand the need for reliable access to systems and applications required in order to complete a project on time. While using these tools are crucial for development teams, it becomes not only costly but a hassle (and security risk) to continuously manage multiple machines, especially if your team needs access to macOS on an ad-hoc basis.

In a recent study, nearly 50% of IT leaders had concerns about managing IT assets from remote users. Controlling a Mac device for every developer could end up costing you more in both hardware and time to manage each Mac.

Shared Mac resources are not just a want, but a need for IT teams who want an efficient and simplified device management process. With Citrix VDA for macOS + MacStadium, you can provide shared, high-performance macOS desktops to developers anywhere in the world, including contract, remote, or international users.

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3 benefits of shared Mac resources for global dev teams

Minimize IT costs

As an IT leader, finding the right balance between reducing costs and maintaining quality can be challenging. When it comes down to it, spending thousands of dollars on expensive Macs for your team to only occasionally build and test is costing your business.

For example, a new physical Mac mini with M4 Pro will run you around $1,400 USD. If you have a team of 40 developers, you’re looking at a minimum up-front cost of $56,000 just to get your team the proper hardware, not to mention the headache of shipping the minis across the globe. By consolidating the procurement of Mac devices as shared resources, businesses can drastically reduce IT overhead spending.

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Continuous access to macOS

Developers need easy access to the tools they are familiar with to meet their project deadlines. Shared Mac resources give infrequent Mac users the opportunity to have continuous access to macOS exactly when they need it, without having to ask approval for new expensive hardware.

Mac remote desktops allow development teams to access macOS for their projects within seconds. IT managers can rest easy knowing their team has consistent, reliable access to the systems they need.

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Easy management of systems

Imagine managing 100 different Mac devices for your global development team, only to have a handful used twice a month. With shared Mac resources on virtual desktops, you can lower that number to only a few, while maintaining quality of output. Your growing global development team gets access to the Apple systems they need (exactly when they need it) and IT managers only have to oversee a small fleet of shared Macs (instead of one Mac per developer).

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How to get started with shared Mac resources and virtual desktops with Citrix + MacStadium

Mac remote desktops provide an effortless way for businesses to share Mac resources, so development teams can continue to do what they do best – build great apps from anywhere.

If you’re ready to streamline Mac management for your enterprise development team, Citrix and MacStadium can help. Learn how to start with Citrix macOS VDI + MacStadium in 3 easy steps, or login to your Citrix Daas environment and share it with MacStadium.

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