Apple has recently introduced a steady stream of enterprise-ready tools, including FileVault 2 and Gatekeeper. These native tools are simple, intuitive ways to accomplish tasks such as full disk encryption and security that have been traditionally managed by IT departments. When used in combination with Apple’s app and book stores, end users are empowered with Apple technologies built directly into the operating systems.
Many of these native technologies can also be leveraged as alternatives to expensive enterprise solutions. The challenge for IT administrators in large organizations, however, can often be how to deploy and configure these native solutions consistently on a broad scale. We will take a look at these tools and dive into the ways they can be extended and automatically deployed using tools such as the Casper Suite.
Taylor Wolfe is a Systems Engineer for JAMF Software, working primarily with education organizations. He has worked for JAMF Software for three years, holding multiple positions in both the support and sales departments.
Michael Johnson is an Account Executive at JAMF Software, focused on helping education organizations succeed with the Apple platform.