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Readiness Assessment For Apple Products

Prepare your team and organization for the integration of Apple devices.

Choosing Apple solutions means your educational institution can access user-friendly software, advanced security features, and uniform device management systems no matter what device your users prefer. Establishing the correct frameworks demands is essential to guarantee a stable, scalable, and secure environment throughout the entire Apple infrastructure within your organization. Whether you are in the initial stages of implementing Apple products or grappling with shadow IT issues, Cyclone’s team of specialists is dedicated to empowering you for success. Our aim is to identify and eliminate all obstacles preventing the successful integration of Apple devices across your organization.

Assessment Benefits

Our team of Apple specialists conducts a comprehensive assessment, incorporating both onsite and remote evaluations spanning several days. This process aims to: within your organization, including:

• Evaluate your IT infrastructure
• Provide mentoring for your team
• Offer insights into Apple and industry best practices
• Share immediate feedback informed by your current environment
• Generate a clear, focused Readiness Assessment report
containing actionable recommendations
• Outline implementation milestones and subsequent steps. Upon completion of the Readiness Assessment for Apple Platforms, we will generate a detailed report outlining recommendations. This report is designed to ensure the optimal and cost-effective management of your Apple estate, adhering to industry best practices and based on Cyclone’s experience and expertise.

Key Activities

Our evaluation and report will concentrate on the key criteria that are essential for a streamlined implementation of Apple products within your organization, including:

• Deployment and management of Apple devices
• Effective security configuration
• Analysis and compatibility of core applications
• Integration with Directory services and Single Sign-on
• Email systems
• Deployment of Networking, Wi-Fi, and VPN configurations
• Configuration and integration with your existing
productivity suites
• Integration with relevant back-end infrastructure
• Improve employee productivity
• Enhance user experience
• Zero touch deployment and management of applications
• Transitioning to end user self-servicing models
•Help desk and support services

Why work with Cyclone?

Our partner collaboration with Apple delivers the benefits of user choice by 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 your dedicated Cyclone Apple Education specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

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Cyclone has a skilled team of Digital Learning Specialists who lead a wide range of meaningful PLD across New Zealand. Our Cyclone education focused facilitators are all previous teachers who understand and have extensive experience working within our education industry. They offer a customised approach to meet the needs of your school and we offer a free consultation service to discuss the training needs of your staff.

Cyclone is a Ministry of Education accredited Professional Learning and Development (PLD) provider.

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