Walmart employees will work with a Mac starting next year

Those who do not know Walmart, it is a multinational distribution company, which is mainly located in the US and Mexico. They are the department stores par excellence of the American continent. Today we have known the agreement between Walmart and Apple so that all employees in the distribution chain work with a Mac starting next year. Currently, around 7.000 employees have a Mac as a pilot test. The company intends that its 100.000 employees have the Apple computer within a maximum period of 12 months. In this way, Walmart follows in the footsteps of IBM, which carried out a similar action a year ago.

It was during the celebration of the Jamf Nation User Conference, where Miles leacy Walmart technician announced the agreement reached with Apple. The contest brings together experts and the general public, who are looking for information technology information, but focused on productivity with the Mac and iOS devices. Specifically, this contest has two specific areas: Mac Deployment Solution and iOS Devices in Business. Leacy explained that the Mac may be the default platform for many of her employees.

El debate regarding the use of Mac computers in companies it has to do with the cost of these equipment. For IBM and Walmart these teams are a cost saving. Despite a higher initial investment, the equipment is more profitable if we take into account the savings in maintenance, antivirus and longevity of the products. In the long run, Macs cared for and properly maintained can be more efficient for your business. Finally, the residual value of Mac computers in the future is much higher than traditional PC computers. However, the company must adapt some processes to the way of working of macOS.

IBM's experience is being significant in large corporations. Therefore, it is easy for other multinationals to move to this way of working.