Apple macOS and iOS System Administration: A Practical Guide to Integrating and Supporting Apple Devices - Drew Smith

Are you new to administrating Apple devices? Are you a Windows endpoint administrator that needs to integrate macOS or iOS clients into your IT organization?
The concepts you will learn in this book will allow you to effectively deploy anywhere from a handful of Apple devices at one location to thousands of Apple devices at many locations. Apple macOS & iOS System Administration is a practical, hands-on guide for managing Apple products in organizations of all sizes.
Learn how to manage a fleet of Mac and iOS clients using tools like Apple Business, Automated Device Enrollment, and Apple Configurator. Integrate your Mac clients into your existing Microsoft solutions like M365 Co-pilot and Entra ID authentication without having to install additional Mac-specific middle-ware or sync between multiple directory services. Learn how to provision and manage thousands of iOS devices in a standardized and secure fashion with device restrictions and over-the-air configuration updates.
Use Apple’s Managed Distribution of Apps & Books to manage App installations and share pools of apps across multiple users. Automate the software installation and upgrade process using the open source Munki platform. Provide a zero-touch out-of-the box experience for large scale deployments of Apple endpoints in any organization. Finally learn how to remotely secure and erase lost or stolen devices to ensure that your organization’s data remains protected in the event that an Apple device goes missing.

What You'll Learn

Who This Book Is For

System or desktop endpoint administrators in enterprise organizations who need to integrate macOS or iOS clients into their existing IT infrastructure or set-up a new infrastructure for anto support Apple environment devices from scratch. Readers should have a basic understanding of Apple hardware and operating systems from an end-user perspective along with a basic understanding of technical terms and concepts including basic networking and IT security protocols.