Apple Device Management : A Unified Theory of Managing Macs, iPads, iPhones, and Apple TVs / by Charles Edge, Rich Trouton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edge, Charles, author.

Trouton, Rich, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apple computers.

Apple and iOS.

Local Subjects:

Apple and iOS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (846 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2023.

Summary:

Working effectively with Apple platforms at a corporate or business level includes not only infrastructure, but a mode of thinking that administrators have to adopt to find success. A mode of thinking that forces you to leave 30 years of IT dogma at the door. This book is a guide through how to integrate Apple products in your environment with a minimum of friction. Because the Apple ecosystem is not going away. You'll start by understanding where Apple, third-party software vendors, and the IT community is taking us. What is Mobile Device Management and how does it work under the hood. By understanding how MDM works, you will understand what needs to happen on your networks in order to allow for MDM, as well as the best way to give the least amount of access to the servers or services that’s necessary. You'll then look at management agents that do not include MDM, as well as when you will need to use an agent as opposed to when to use other options. Once you can install a management solution, you can deploy profiles on a device or you can deploy profiles on Macs using scripts. With Apple Device Management as your guide, you'll customize and package software for deployment and lock down devices so they’re completely secure. You’ll also work on getting standard QA environments built out, so you can test more effectively with less effort. Apple is forging their own path in IT. They trade spots with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft as the wealthiest company to ever exist. And they will not be constrained by 30 or more years of dogma in the IT industry. You can try to shoehorn Apple devices into outdated modes of device management, or you can embrace Apple’s stance on management with the help of this book. .

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Evolution of Apple Device Management

Chapter 2: Agent-based Management

Chapter 3: Profiles

Chapter 4: MDM Internals

Chapter 5: iOS Provisioning

Chapter 6: mac Provisioning

Chapter 7: Endpoint Encryption

Chapter 8: Securing Your Fleet

Chapter 9: A Culture of Automation and Continual Testing

Chapter 10: Directory Services

Chapter 11: To Be Advised

Chapter 12: Identity and Device Trust

Chapter 13: The Future of Apple Device Management

Appendix 1: The Apple Ecosystem

Appendix 2: Common Apple Ports

Appendix 3: Managing NVRAM

Appendix 4: Conferences, Helpful MacAdmins, and User Groups. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781484291566

1484291565

OCLC:

1371297337