Apple Inspire Innovation

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Inspire Innovation

The Inspire Innovation program is crafted with the goal of boosting teacher effectiveness, fostering growth within schools, and ensuring that technology investments yield positive outcomes. Its primary objective is to establish model practices where educational experiences are enriched through the integration of Apple Technology, thus empowering educational institutions to become influential hubs of learning.

A specialist in Apple professional learning collaborates with the school’s leadership team to articulate a vision, identify key areas for development, and select 4-5 teachers to participate in ongoing coaching sessions supplemented with uplifting support.

The Learning Technologies Survey serves as a tool to capture initial and post-support data, enabling the monitoring and evaluation of progress in teacher innovation.

 

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Inspire Innovation with Apple

Engage teachers in experiencing powerful productivity and creativity workflows with Apple and acquire and
expand teacher and student Apple opportunities.

Target Account Profile

The selected schools should already have a 1:1 iPad or Mac program in place and should be recognized as Lighthouses, with leaders who are eager to foster innovation throughout their institution and prepare to meet the criteria for Apple Distinguished Schools.

 

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Learning outcomes

Workshops in the Inspire Innovation series include:

Scale Innovation

Build capacity within schools to scale innovation.

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Sustainability

Support a sustainable professional learning model.

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Capacity

Improve teacher capacity to plan for and utilise technology effectively.

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Priorities

Align with school priorities.

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Opportunities

Provide opportunities for schools to share their success and learnings.

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Who should attend:

Educators, Leaders and IT who want to go deeper and explore powerful productivity and creativity tools with Apple.

  • Leadership support and willingness to commit to the programme
  • IT infrastructure capable of supporting innovation
  • Identified educators willing to learn, share and be supportive of innovative practices
  • Teachers and students learning in an established iPad or Mac one-to-one program
  • Select no more than 5 teaching staff to participate
  • Support staff through time release where appropriate

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Mark Herring: Apple Education Specialist

For more information and to schedule sessions with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

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Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore Everyone Can Create and Everyone Can
Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf Pro

Enterprise Management Solution

If your environment calls for enterprise-level features and functionality, Jamf Pro is the answer.

Jamf Connect

Identify and Authentication Solution

If your users would be more productive with one password and identify to access everything they need, try Jamf Connect.

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

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Apple Teaching with Mac

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Teaching with Mac

The goal of this workshop is to engage teachers in exploring and experiencing the powerful productivity and creativity workflows that Mac and macOS Sonoma offer. By doing so, teachers will be able to acquire new skills and expand their existing knowledge on how to use MacBook effectively in their teaching practice. This workshop will also provide teachers with opportunities to learn from each other and share their best practices with Mac.

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Teaching with Mac

Engage teachers in experiencing powerful productivity and creativity workflows with Mac and acquire and
expand teacher and student MacBook opportunities.

Overview

With Mac, teachers can learn how to use the productivity and creativity tools on their device more effectively through a series of three workshops. Mac offers teachers the convenience, capability, and speed to create captivating learning materials on a single device. The apps that come with Mac, such as Pages, Keynote, iMovie, and GarageBand, enable them to be productive—no matter where they are or what they do. Mac also has new features that enhance the collaboration and communication skills of teachers.

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Learning outcomes

Workshops in the Teaching with Mac series include:

Mac Basics (1 hour)

Experience the power of Mac as you explore Stage Manager, Split View, Spaces, Stacks, Hot Corners, Spotlight and more.

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Mac Productivity (2-3 hours)

Discover incredible productivity tools on Mac such as Mail, Safari, Notes, Reminders and Freeform. Learn how to use Continuity Camera, Dictation, Shortcuts, Focus, Accessibility tools, Desk View and Reference Mode with Sidecar.

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Mac Creativity (2-3 hours)

Discover how simple it is for teachers to design, produce and distribute engaging and interactive content with students. Try out iWork apps, iMovie, GarageBand and more and find out how to make a learning resource to share with students.

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Who should attend:

Educators, Leaders and IT who want to go deeper and explore powerful productivity and creativity tools on their Mac.

  • Leadership team
  • Teaching and support staff
  • Students

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Mark Herring: Premium Education Partner

For more information and to schedule a session with your identified Apple Premium Education Partner

Contact: Mark Herring

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Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore Everyone Can Create and Everyone Can
Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf Pro

Enterprise Management Solution

If your environment calls for enterprise-level features and functionality, Jamf Pro is the answer.

Jamf Safe Connect

Identify and Authentication Solution

If your users would be more productive with one password and identify to access everything they need, try Jamf Connect.

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

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Apple Planning Essentials

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Planning Essentials

In this hands-on workshop, leaders will learn how to build a comprehensive and effective plan that aligns with their vision for enhancing teaching and learning outcomes with Apple technology.

This workshop provides an opportunity for leaders to develop a plan that supports their vision for improving teaching and learning with Apple technology. Through hands-on activities, leaders will gain the skills and knowledge to create a plan that meets their goals and needs.

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Planning Essentials

Planning Essentials is a 3-hour workshop to engage school leadership teams in planning and accelerating a
successful deployment with Apple.

Overview

Planning Essentials is a workshop with school leadership teams to help them formulate their technology vision and align it to their school’s mission.

It provides schools with a tailored project deployment plan for successful implementation of Apple technology.

Planning Essentials can be delivered in-person or virtually. It can be delivered to a single account on-site or as a cluster workshop with multiple accounts.

Workshop Experience

You will experience:

  • Vision assessment and goal setting
  • Technology implementation and management plan
  • Staff and student capacity building plan
  • Learning environment needs and expectations analysis.
  • Stakeholder vamping and communication planning
  • Consultancy on change management principles and approaches

Who should attend

Your project will affect a trio of leaders from your school the most. The teams should consist of a principal, a curriculum coordinator, and an IT manager (or similar roles).

  • Principals
  • Deputy principals
  • Assistant/associate principals
  • Digital technology leader
  • Faculty HOD leads
  • Key teachers

Mark Herring

For more information and to schedule sessions with your identified Apple Professional Learning Specialist/s.

Contact: Mark Herring

Make a booking with Mark Herring

Foundation Workshops

Build basic knowledge, skills and confidence of teachers
in the use of Apple technology and engage them on the path to Apple Teacher recognition.

Integration Workshops

Explore everyone Can Create and Everyone Can

Code and support teachers to integrate technology into
their curriculum.

Facilitate the opportunity for teachers to reflect and document their practices and gain Apple Teacher recognition.

Innovation Workshops

Go further with Apple technology with augmented reality, coding and app development and Apple’s professional creativity tools to deepen understanding and enable innovation.

Coaching and Mentoring

Work side by side with educators to enact continual, active and reflective coaching cycles. Facilitate job-embedded support through coteaching, in-class modelling, curriculum planning and one-to-one or small-group coaching sessions.

Leadership Vision and Planning

Support leadership teams with workshops and
coaching experiences to develop a shared vision, set goals, build capacity and develop a school culture to enable technology-inspired change across their organization.

Local Support Team

Build capacity in schools through equipping teacher and student champions with the skills and resources to serve as in house skills consultants in the use of Apple devices and apps for learning and teaching.

Measuring Impact

Support schools to conduct research to gather data and measure the impact of technology on learning and
teaching in their context. Determine areas of strength and areas that need further support and development.

Education Deployment Fundamentals

Introduce school leaders, teachers, and IT teams to best-in class deployment and management of Apple technology to make a positive impact on teaching and learning goals.

Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf Pro

Enterprise Management Solution

If your environment calls for enterprise-level features and functionality, Jamf Pro is the answer.

Jamf Connect

Identify and Authentication Solution

If your users would be more productive with one password and identify to access everything they need, try Jamf Connect.

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

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Mac Proof of Concept

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Mac Proof of Concept

Experience the ease of a fully managed Apple environment with a range of MacBook models over a six week period.

This engagement is for IT leaders that are interested in piloting Macs in their organisation for the first time and is intended to demonstrate across a range of personas how a managed Mac can improve the daily work experience. It is also beneficial for organisations that already have unmanaged Macs in their workplace and want to evaluate the benefits of a managed Mac.

Management at its best

This Proof of Concept experience shows the best of breed when it comes to Apple management, with devices enrolled into Apple Business Manager and using Automated Device Enrolment to seamlessly connect to an MDM. Cyclone’s experienced Apple engineers have pre-configured this MDM environment with common policies many organisations require such as:

  • Integration with Microsoft 365 for seamless device sign in and SSO
  • Multi-Factor Authentication for end user secure sign in to the device
  • Enforced disk encryption with Apple’s FileVault
  • Screen timeout / sleep periods defined and requirements for password entry to wake from sleep

The inclusion of these policies (and more) allows organisations experiencing the Mac Proof of Concept to evaluate a managed Mac alongside their existing Windows fleet and see first hand that organisational policies can be applied to Macs in the same way as Windows.

Program Benefits

  • Quickly experience the benefits of a fully managed Mac device
  • Get hands on with three different models of MacBook to choose which is the right fit for your organisation
  • M365 A5 licenses included in the proof of concept so productivity is a breeze
  • Easily evaluate how a managed Mac improves daily working life compared to existing organisational devices

Key Activities

  • A guided onboarding experience from a member of Cyclone’s Apple Practice Team, explaining step by step what happens in the background as a device goes through the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) at start up
  • Support throughout the period of the Proof of Concept. Have questions on how to do something on a Mac that you’re familiar with doing on a different device? Reach out to the Cyclone’s team for free support
  • An evaluation guide at the end of the Proof of Concept period to help you quantify the benefits experienced through using a Mac in your organisation
  • Opportunity to progress to a Deployment Optimisation or Mac Accelerator engagement with the Cyclone team at the conclusion of the Mac Proof of Concept

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.


Mac Accelerator

Mac Accelerator

Experience a fully working proof of concept Apple environment integrated into your existing network.

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.

However, in our experience we see many organisations struggling to know where to start to effectively deploy and manage Apple devices to comparable levels of compliance and security as their Windows devices. The Mac Accelerator professional service aims to solve this for organisations that are serious about streamlining the management of their Apple devices, especially their Macs.

Speed up the integration of Macs

The aim of the ten day Mac Accelerator engagement is to deploy a best practice proof of concept environment that will allow your organisation to trial the end to end experience of Apple’s zero touch deployment. Starting with Apple School Manager (ASM) or Apple Business Manager (ABM) and utilising Apple’s Automated Device Enrolment integration with popular MDMs such as Jamf and Intune, Cyclone’s experienced Apple Practice Team will build a fully functioning environment with optional integration into your Identity Provider (IdP) and productivity suite.

With built in support days and a focus on helping your internal IT team understand the concepts behind best practice Apple management, this engagement will equip your organisation to truly experience first-hand how effectively Mac can work in your environment.

Program Benefits

  • Evaluation of your existing practices for managing Macs and recommendations on how to improve to align with Apple’s recommended best practices
  • Configuration of Apple School/Business Manager and Automated Device Enrolment with the MDM of your choice
  • Demonstrating the efficiencies of zero-touch deployment, leading to reduced logistics and configuration efforts
  • Laying the foundations for a true Employee Choice program for your staff, providing full confidence to business leaders that Mac is a secure and compliant device choice

Key Activities

  • An initial discovery phase to understand how Apple is managed currently inside your organisation, followed by a strategic planning session to establish clear success criteria for the proof of concept
  • Checking internal network access and making recommendations for changes to improve the Apple device experience in your organisation’s environment
  • Designing and building a Mac environment based on Apple’s best practice guidelines with integration from ASM/ABM and your MDM, with common security and compliance configurations
  • Optional: integration with your IdP and Productivity suite
  • A training and handover stage for your internal IT team to understand the concepts behind the proof of concept
  • Three days of support during your trial period (typically around 6 weeks)

Why work with Cyclone?

As an Apple 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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Apple Deployment Optimisation

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 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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Apple Delivery Optimisation

Delivery Optimisation with Apple

Fine tune your Apple environment for maximum results

We know that many customers have wondered about how to deploy and integrate Apple devices into their existing environments but are either simply not sure where to start or have perhaps attempted it, but things have not gone smoothly. At Cyclone we are passionate about the value that Apple devices can bring to organisations and end users and have built an expert team to provide support, knowledge and guidance to optimise any environment and ensure a more integrated experience for Apple users.

As demand for Mac and iPad devices amongst employees increases, the need for organisations to have a structured plan for procuring, deploying and managing Apple devices is more important than ever. The Deployment Optimisation engagement with Cyclone helps build a high-level conceptual plan for integrating Mac devices into your existing environment and ensures a seamless knowledge transfer so your organisation’s IT team can execute the plan with confidence.

Using the GROW model, a goal is defined, the current reality of your environment is discovered, obstacles are identified and options to overcome them are explored, before a clear way forward is outlined in a custom plan built for your organisation.

Delivery Optimisation Benefits

• A planning document based on your unique environment is created and delivered at the end of the engagement.
• Defining (or refining) a Mac deployment workflow based on best practice and Cyclone’s years of experience.
• Guidance and recommendation on how to integrate your existing identity provider and productivity suites into the latest Apple environment.
• Delivery is a mixture of remote sessions and on site engagements to maximise the value for your organisation

Key Activities

• Review your current enrolments into Apple’s Enterprise Programs, with recommendations on any improvements that can be made.
• Review and proactive health checks of your current Mac deployment process (if you have one) and improvement guidance based on best practice and industry standards.
• Tuning of your Apple device workflows.
• Partnership with your key stakeholders (IT Team, Business Sponsor) for smooth transfer of knowledge at the end of the engagement.

Securing Apple Devices

If you want to ensure that Apple devices can be used securely and effectively in your organisation, then you need a clear plan informed by best practice and years of experience managing Macs in complex and diverse environments. Cyclone can partner with you to build this plan through our Delivery Optimisation engagement.

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 specialist at mark.herring@cyclone.co.nz.

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Apple - Parents

Apple for Parents

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Apple devices provide unlimited opportunities for tamariki to
learn, play, create, and explore. As a parent, there are so many
incredible tools available, helping you to manage screen time,
ensure privacy, and monitor activity. Whether it’s a device for
school, or purely for home-use, we can help you to manage it.

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Privacy

Privacy-by-default means that your children’s data is safe and secure on their Apple device.

Screen Time

Built-in tools to help you manage screen time, set usage limits, and block content.

Jamf Parent

If your child has a device issued by their school, ask about Jamf Parent for remote management.

Privacy

Apple devices come with a variety of built-in privacy settings that help keep your data secure. These settings allow you to control which apps have access to your camera, microphone, and other data, ensuring that your device usage remains private and secure.

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Screen Time

Apple devices come with a built-in tool called Screen Time that helps you track, monitor, and control device usage and screen time. To enable it, go to System Preferences and select Screen Time.

If you need help setting up Screen Time or have any questions about managing your child’s device, we’re here to assist you.

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Training & Certification

We’re proud to be an Apple Authorised Training Provider, meaning that we can deliver Apple Certification training, providing you and your team with a number of courses designed for technical enablement. Whether you want to learn more about deploying and supporting Mac, iPad, or iPhone (all maybe all of the above), we have the right course for you.

You can even achieve an Apple Certification following successful completion of the exam.

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Powerful solutions for schools

Jamf Pro

Enterprise Management Solution

If your environment calls for enterprise-level features and functionality, Jamf Pro is the answer.

Jamf Connect

Identify and Authentication Solution

If your users would be more productive with one password and identify to access everything they need, try Jamf Connect.

Jamf School

Purpose-built Apple MDM for schools

The ideal solution for teachers or instructional technologists. Jamf School empowers educators to manage devices from the classroom. Teacher, Parent and Student apps are included in this solution. Jamf School creates the optimal digital experience and ensures students are focused and engaged.

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Talk to Cyclone, the Apple Education Specialists today
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Procurement

Smart technology for smart organisations

Our purchasing power with leading vendors helps you get the most out of precious budgets.

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We’ll help you set up technology, keep systems running smoothly and empower your teams to use them smartly. We take technology tasks off your to-do list.

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The power of the portal

Assist your users, whether it be staff, students or parents, to order equipment with Cyclone's free and easy customised purchasing portal.

We’re in the business of making technology rollouts smoother and more cost-effective. Our ability to synch-in with the unique hardware and software procurement requirements of different organisations, helps simplify the process. We’re a trusted solution for All of Government (AoG) procurement, education IT procurement and business IT procurement in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and across NZ.

  • Reduce your administration costs by allowing staff / procurement teams to purchase online
  • Personalised Secure Login Screen with your branding and pre-approved devices
  • Remove manual receiving & input and let an API do that for you
  • Have a self-service portal available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Ensure your devices are fully covered with warranty and insurance options to suit your needs.

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Rent, lease or purchase flexibility

Cyclone can tailor hardware and software options that best meet your requirements

Fleet Rental

Meet the needs of a modern working environment with our device rental options. With Cyclone fleet rental you’ll have the power to scale your organisation’s IT requirements up and down without the need for lump sum investments and over capitalisation on possible redundant infrastructure.

In today’s economic climate fleet rental is a popular option.

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Fleet Leasing

Cyclone can provide leasing options to fit your organization’s needs. Leasing devices gives you the freedom to invest capital into growing other areas when and as required.

From long-term technology rentals to payment holidays or seasonal structures we can be flexible for customers.

Leasing can give you the freedom to grow.

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Fleet Purchasing

When purchasing is the best choice for your organisation you can count on the Cyclone procurement team. We can map out your hardware and software needs and deliver technology that fits your exact requirements.

Take advantage of our purchasing power with leading vendors and let us get you and the best product and price combination.

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Technology to create, collaborate and innovate in your organisation

Business laptops & 2-in-1s

Business laptops, 2-in-1s, convertibles and detachables are thin, durable and secure, for those who demand more.

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Powerful PCs for growing your business

With PCs, you get responsive performance with proven reliability to get the job done.

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Premium business displays

Business monitors are premium business displays that allow you to work and collaborate easily in a modern workspace.

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Why you should choose Cyclone as your technology partner

Partnering with Cyclone can free up your staff, so they can focus on more strategic, value-added activities and tap into expert advice and support as required.

Successful Partnerships

With Cyclone as your technology partner, you can be confident that we have the right certifications, purchasing power and partnerships to help you thrive.

National Support

With our nationwide team of specialists offering either remote and on-site support, we’ll ensure your team stays up and running all day, every day.

Highest Certifications

Cyclone holds the highest certifications directly with Microsoft, Google, and Apple, ensuring we can support your team and technology with the tools they need to be successful.

Choose Cyclone for managed IT services and your organisation will be well supported


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Software Management

Future-ready software solutions

Save time and money with software licensing solutions expertly managed by our specialists.

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We’ll help you set up technology, keep systems running smoothly and empower your teams to use them smartly. We take technology tasks off your to-do list.

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Strategic software management solutions

Our Specialists provide on-demand advice and guidance for your licensing, administration and purchasing questions. Our expertise gives you access to innovative approaches, competitive pricing and compliance - all with one strategic partner.

Organisations are transforming their businesses with
cloud and hybrid IT services and with this comes
increased requirements for Software and Licensing
programs. These are complex, varied and change
regularly, making them hard to manage effectively. The
differing needs of each user within the organisation add
to this complexity.

Cyclone’s software services are delivered by a range of
vendor-accredited software specialists that can help
you successfully navigate your licensing requirements
to deliver a cost-effective outcome specifically designed
for your needs.

Renewals & Compliance
Failing to keep up-to-date with renewal deadlines can lead to penalties or an inability for staff to access the tools they require to do their job. Managing this requires a balanced approach considering licensing costs, compliance requirements and a diverse range of user demands. Cyclone helps its customers identify and understand the risks and cost implications associated with their software portfolio.

Vendor Competencies
As a Microsoft LSP (LAR) Cyclone has a team of vendor-accredited specialists that can support your business’ software demands throughout its entire lifecycle. Our team also has partnerships and competencies to advise and deliver on solutions for Adobe, JAMF, Google, VMware, Veeam, Citrix, Symantec, and many more.

Sector experience

Our strength is displayed in our strong customer retention. We have extensive customer partnerships across specific verticals, giving us a unique and robust understanding of delivering exemplary software and licensing services into the following markets:

Commercial

Discover software solutions that are the right size for your business, helping you stay competitive
and productive.

Government

At Cyclone, we recognise the challenges government departments face and we can deliver software
and licensing strategies helping agencies streamline their current licensing and achieve better outcomes for all stakeholders.

Higher Education

Attracting prospective students and supporting staff across your institution is a complex formula of managing existing licensing and software while simultaneously planning for future change. We’ll help you keep it all straight with end-to-end options that span strategy, procurement, compliance and renewals.

Schools

With Cyclone, you get a strategic partner with extensive resources, profound education industry experience and experts ready to equip educators and learners with the tools and access they need that cater for traditional classroom and remote learning environments.

Why you should choose Cyclone as your technology partner

Partnering with Cyclone can free up your staff, so they can focus on more strategic, value-added activities and tap into expert advice and support as required.

Successful Partnerships

With Cyclone as your technology partner, you can be confident that we have the right certifications, purchasing power and partnerships to help you thrive.

National Support

With our nationwide team of specialists offering either remote and on-site support, we’ll ensure your team stays up and running all day, every day.

Highest Certifications

Cyclone holds the highest certifications directly with Microsoft, Google, and Apple, ensuring we can support your team and technology with the tools they need to be successful.

Choose Cyclone for managed IT services and your organisation will be well supported


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