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when an enterprise with more than 12000 users , with windows OS and microsoft applications like exchange outlook , office etc just replace their windows desktop of 300 vips to  macpro/imac , what need to take care
windows with domain and mail with exchange server : possible to make same on imac ?
if imac OS corrupted , what can do , recovery of user profile/backup . is it possible to use individual mac cd to use reconfigure
how outlook can use
how match with other users word , excel or video files
how printers on network behave
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how to format mac os , if os is corrupted ?
is there way to take back up like in windows case if corrupt can connect as secondary drive of another computer and take files full back
how to install new os after corrupt , same cd or download cd
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PowerBroker Identity Services and Thursby's AdmitMac  work to make Macs more AD compatible and a bit easier to unify with AD, but it will cost you.

Macs are basically BSD unix based systems.  If you don't want to spend money on tools, they can be managed the same way any linux/unix system is managed, with scripts.  It's just as easy as any linux system.  For 300 VIPs on Mac, it's probably sufficient.  I managed about 500 Windows, Unix, Linux and OS X all through scripts, in addition to using AD for some features.

Honestly, it makes more sense to buy a Windows system if you want it on AD and Microsoft Office.  They can be cheaper overall.  Macs do need virus protection now.  3 years ago, you could have been ok without antivirus on a Mac, but that is definitely no longer the case any more.  Also, while Microsoft Office (Word and Outlook) is now very compatible between OS X and Windows, compared to prior versions, there are still enough features missing on the Mac that can still mess users up if they're sharing documents that need advanced features when the document is shared back and forth between OS X and Windows users.