Technology LifeCycle Archives - Second Son Consulting, Inc.

October 24, 2022

macOS Ventura, MDM, and Your Business

There is one big change we want you to know about. Apple has changed how new versions of macOS are offered to your end-users. Once a computer is running macOS Monterey, we can no longer prevent the user from upgrading to macOS Ventura.

macOS, Opinion, Security, Technology LifeCycle

October 25, 2021

macOS Monterey Released Today

Monterey, the next major release of macOS is being released today along with the first day of shipping of the new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros. As in the past, this is our “think twice before upgrading” note. Compared to the Big Sur release last year, the Monterey upgrade is a bit more low-key but software compatibility with the apps you use each day in your business is our primary concern. So as always, check before you upgrade.

macOS, Technology LifeCycle

September 14, 2020

Budgeting for new Mac computers? You may want to buy now…

Thinking of buying a new Mac computer in the next few months? You might want to seriously consider purchasing now in order to avoid being stuck between the soon-to-be-released macOS 11, Big Sur, and the need for your business applications to catch up.

macOS, Technology LifeCycle

September 3, 2020

Still running macOS 10.13 or older?

As most of you convert to and leverage cloud software and tools to enable your companies in the current COVID-19 landscape, there are now new, additional considerations. Major cloud software vendors tend to support only current or recent major versions of macOS, and thus maintaining computers and their operating systems may now be more important than ever.

macOS, Security, Technology LifeCycle

August 12, 2016

Upgrading computers before Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.11 are discontinued

As you’ve probably heard, Apple is releasing a new operating system, macOS Sierra, this fall, and Microsoft will stop selling PCs with Windows 8 at the end of October.