Does anyone know if you can run IRIS and Sage on an Apple MacBook Pro?
Many thanks
Melanie
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Hosting the software does 3 things at the same time:
1. Gives you access to the full software on your Mac (or iPad) or from anywhere with an internet connection.
2. It removes the need for a windows server (typically if you have more than 1 user you will need a Windows server)
3. It significantly reduces the IT support needed onsite. Ordinarily all the maintenance, updates, backups etc. are all done by the engineers of the hosting company as part of the hosting fee.
Hope that helps.
Russell Dickens
Sage on mac
I run all versions of Sage 50 from 8-18 on a Mac using VirtualBox to run a copy of Windows 7 and it works perfectly.
John
Iris on a MAC
Hi
I don't think that Iris will run on a mac directly, although you would probably be better off checking with Iris on that one. As Russell mentioned earlier in the thread, you can easily have the Iris software hosted and be able to run it on your machine as if it were installed locally, but without the hassle of installing updates etc
Hope this helps.
Ian
Mac and Iris
I know of folk running Iris on both MAC's and iPad's via Hosted Desktop UK Limited.
Regards
Steve
Hosting for accountants
Hi Melanie
We provide this service just for accountants in practice. As well as removing the need to run updates and perform backups (time consuming), you will find that applications like IRIS (generally) run faster in a hosted environment.
You are of course then completely dependent on decent broadband/WIFI but that is part of the balance of going hosted.
If you want to talk to any practices who operate in this way then by all means PM/contact us.
Thanks
Dan
Won't run on a MAC
Hi Melanie,
Neither IRIS nor SAGE will run on a MAC opertating system. However you can create a dual boot instance on your MAC where your MAC runs both windows and your MAC opertaing system this should allow you to install your software without a problem.
Most payroll packages tend to run only in a windows environment.
I hope this helps,
Claire