Managing Apple Devices

Managing Apple Devices, 3rd Edition will enable you to create an effective plan for deploying and maintaining groups of Apple devices using iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan in your organisation. This all-in-one resource teaches a wide variety of Apple management technologies; explains the theory behind the tools; and provides practical, hand-on exercises to get you up and running with the tools. You will be introduced to Apple management technologies including Mobile Device Management, the Volume Purchase Program, and the Device Enrollment Program. For example, not only will you learn how to use Profile Manager-Apple’s implementation of Mobile Device Management-but you will also learn about the ideas behind profile management and how to make configuration easier for both administrators and users while maintaining a highly secure environment.

The exercises contained within this guide are designed to let you explore and learn the tools provided by Apple for deploying and managing iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan systems. They start with verification of access to necessary services, move on to the configuration of those services, and finally test the results of those services on client devices. Each lesson builds on previous topics and is designed to give technical coordinators and system administrators the skills, tools, and knowledge to deploy and maintain Apple devices by:

Providing knowledge of how Apple deployment technologies work
Showing how to use specific deployment tools
Explaining deployment procedures and best practices
Offering practical exercises step-by-step solutions available

Author Biography

Arek Dreyer has been an Apple Certified Trainer since 2002. President of Dreyer Network Consultants Inc. in Chicago, Arek delivers courses and provides training around the world. Arek provides consulting, troubleshooting, and integration services for customers who use iOS devices and Mac computers in complicated environments and is the coauthor of Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Server 5.0 Essentials.

Adam Karneboge has been an Apple Certified Trainer since 2003. CTO of HC S Technology Group, Adam instructs technical training courses and delivers consulting, troubleshooting, deployment, and integration services to business, enterprise, and education clients. Adam has been the technical editor for the majority of the OS X Support and OS X Server Essentials books published by Peachpit since OS X v10.7.