Making The Transition To Apple Silicon

Apple is a year and a half into their two-year transition to Apple Silicon. With only the Mac Pro remaining in the current Mac product line to transition to Apple Silicon and the next generation Apple Silicon chip, M2, announced at WWDC 2022 with the first two Macs running on M2 - the MacBook Pro available now and the MacBook Air due out July 2022, now is a good time for businesses that rely on Macs (and are still using Intel-based Macs) to take proactive steps to ensure those businesses are ready to transition to Apple Silicon-based Macs when the time comes.

Let’s be clear … you DON’T need to retire all your Intel-based Macs at this very moment if those Intel-based Macs are working fine. However, you should still be exercising due diligence and due care in preparation for the eventual migration to Apple Silicon-based Macs.

Sure, you may still be able to find Intel-based Macs if you shop around but the reality is Apple Silicon is the direction to go and you’ll eventually need to take the leap.

Most technology manufacturers and software developers have been working to ensure their products are natively compatible with Apple Silicon-based Macs though there may be cases where certain products will no longer be supported on Apple Silicon-based Macs. For businesses, it’s vital to make sure all critical technology resources (software, hardware, peripherals, platforms, proprietary systems/applications and so forth) required to run the daily operations of the business will work seamlessly (or as close to it as possible) with Apple Silicon-based Macs.

Business owners should work with their internal/external IT (if applicable), department heads, and relevant teams to:

• Test, evaluate, and verify critical technology resources to the business are natively supported on Apple Silicon-based Macs

• Identify critical technology resources that are not currently supported on Apple Silicon-based Macs and determine the timetable for when support (native or not) will be available

• Identify critical technology resources which will not be supported on Apple Silicon-based Macs and subsequently identify potential workarounds/alternative solutions that may be available and develop a timetable and plan for testing/evaluating those potential workarounds/alternative solutions for viability and implementation

Take adequate time NOW to prepare so your business doesn’t fall behind the eight-ball. Take the time to test/evaluate thoroughly as well as plan/budget accordingly.

Be PROACTIVE, not REACTIVE!