Parallels’ own offering, in the form of an extension for Microsoft SCCM, came out in 2013. Now, this was never the best approach, since users choose Macs for the software UX, not just the sleek hardware.įortunately, native Mac management has been exploding in the enterprise in the last few years. Last year, Gabe wrote: “It's safe to say that while this area of desktop virtualization isn't the sexiest, there are still enough demands for VMware and Parallels to continue investing in the platforms.” This got us thinking about the changing roles of client hypervisors, especially because we spent a lot of time on the topic (both bare metal and type 2) from around 2008 to 2012.Īmong the many use cases that came up was BYO MacBooks, the idea being that IT could provision a fairly standard corporate VM, and then be free to ignore all the different, unfamiliar aspects of Macs. Lastly, we liked the support for pressure sensitivity in apps through Windows Ink, which can be done using both the Macbook trackpad and a Wacom tablet. Parallels Desktop 14 also now includes a Free Up Disk Space dialog that will suggest additional space-saving actions across multiple VMs.

In particular, virtual machine snapshots are now approximately 15% smaller, though the press release is careful to note that users upgrading to the new release won’t see an immediate reduction in VM size, as the optimizations happen in the background.

Still, there were some new features we liked. Unsurprisingly, Parallels 14 will include macOS Mojave support once the OS goes into GA, including for everyone’s favorite new feature, Dark Mode.īeyond that, Parallels for Mac 14 largely focuses on performance increases, such as claimed 80% faster app launching and 10% quicker boot time. What’s actually new in Parallels Desktop for Mac 14? However, we couldn’t help but think about the changing role of client hypervisors. That’s not a bad thing, just a sign of a mature category. As it turns out, most of the features that Parallels is touting this year are incremental improvements.

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