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Apple Deployment Optimisation

A comprehensive review of your end-to-end processes, with a detailed report on how to improve your Apple environment.

Increasing numbers of organisations are either already implementing or actively planning to introduce Apple devices into their environments. Others are noticing they are finding more Apple devices on their networks and realise they need a better way to manage and secure these devices.

Whilst Apple has provided the Apple School Manager (ASM) and Apple Business Manager (ABM) environments along with Automated Device Enrolment (ADE) to simplify MDM enrolment, we are seeing many IT Departments find value in Cyclone’s expert assistance to enhance and streamline their Apple deployment processes and system configurations.

Update and modernise your Apple processes

Cyclone’s Deployment Optimisation professional service offers a best-practice methodology aligned with Apple’s own guidelines. The goal is to help your organisation manage the timely maintenance of an updated and optimised fleet of Apple devices.

This engagement takes an holistic approach to understanding your organisational requirements to achieve secure and compliant devices, taking time to explore how hardware is procured, where user accounts are provisioned and how far your organisation has progressed towards a Zero Trust approach.

Program Benefits

  • A deep dive into your existing approach to managing Apple devices by an experienced Apple engineer from Cyclone.
  • Cross team engagement within your organisation. We recommend including a Business Sponsor, Technical Lead, Helpdesk and Procurement Lead (for various parts of the engagement)
  • A detailed written report that is unique for your organisation, detailing what was discovered in the three day on-site engagement and clear recommendations prioritised into three categories of “Do Now (Remediation)”; “Do Later (Plan For)” and “Investigate (Explore)”.

Key Activities

  • A three day onsite discovery by members of Cyclone’s Apple Practice Team, followed by a detailed written report being produced and provided to the customer.
  • Exploring the current lifecycle of your Apple fleet, recommendations on fine tuning for achievement of zero touch deployment through device initiation and pre-staging activities.
  • Review and recommendations around core macOS / iPadOS configurations, app packaging and deployment best practices and a discussion around pathways to further training and certification.

Why work with Cyclone?

As an Apple Authorised Education Specialist, Cyclone’s close collaboration with Apple delivers benefits to our customers through our expertise in simplifying the procurement, rollout, and management of Apple’s full device range. Our Apple certified professionals adhere to best practices during implementation, ensuring your systems and devices are well-managed, secure and operating seamlessly. For further information, feel free to contact our Apple Practice Team on apple@cyclone.co.nz.

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