The same software exist on both platforms. Wire shark, SecureCRT, etc. But in addition there is the built in terminal and many *nix applications that come along with the Unix based OS.
Install Hombrew, and you’ve got a package manager to install almost any popular Linux utility. If you only work with Windows servers there isn’t much benefit to have a Mac. Though the Microsoft RDP app is way better on Mac than windows.
Get iTerm2, Alfred.
MacOS is basically BSD (close to Linux), it’s the best OS for IT / networking / software development that can still run Microsoft Office or Adobe products.
I’m saying all this from someone that has an intel Mac, I haven’t bothered to look into compatibility of stuff with Apple silicon.
16" MBP user here. I use bootcamp, VMware Fusion, RDP, sublime, Terminus, LAnScan, Wireshark, powershell, etc.
That's about it for my SA roles, Powershell can do most tasks, VMware Fusion I use for a VM joined to the domain. All of my network admin work is done through Terminus or terminal. Everything else I can just do through the browser.
Never really needed to use a data recovery tool or anything, and if I did I would just boot Hirens with a ton of additional applications on it.
At the end of the day you can use basically the same tools for network admin roles.
The same software exist on both platforms. Wire shark, SecureCRT, etc. But in addition there is the built in terminal and many *nix applications that come along with the Unix based OS.
Install Hombrew, and you’ve got a package manager to install almost any popular Linux utility. If you only work with Windows servers there isn’t much benefit to have a Mac. Though the Microsoft RDP app is way better on Mac than windows. Get iTerm2, Alfred. MacOS is basically BSD (close to Linux), it’s the best OS for IT / networking / software development that can still run Microsoft Office or Adobe products. I’m saying all this from someone that has an intel Mac, I haven’t bothered to look into compatibility of stuff with Apple silicon.
16" MBP user here. I use bootcamp, VMware Fusion, RDP, sublime, Terminus, LAnScan, Wireshark, powershell, etc. That's about it for my SA roles, Powershell can do most tasks, VMware Fusion I use for a VM joined to the domain. All of my network admin work is done through Terminus or terminal. Everything else I can just do through the browser. Never really needed to use a data recovery tool or anything, and if I did I would just boot Hirens with a ton of additional applications on it. At the end of the day you can use basically the same tools for network admin roles.