Overview

Working effectively with Apple platforms at a corporate or business level includes not only infrastructure, but a mode of thinking that administrators have to adopt to find success. A mode of thinking that forces you to leave 30 years of IT dogma at the door. This book is a guide through how to integrate Apple products in your environment with a minimum of friction. Because the Apple ecosystem is not going away. You'll start by understanding where Apple, third-party software vendors, and the IT community is taking us. What is Mobile Device Management and how does it work under the hood. By understanding how MDM works, you will understand what needs to happen on your networks in order to allow for MDM, as well as the best way to give the least amount of access to the servers or services that’s necessary. You'll then look at management agents that do not include MDM, as well as when you will need to use an agent as opposed to when to use other options. Once you can install a management solution, you can deploy profiles on a device or you can deploy profiles on Macs using scripts.  With Apple Device Management as your guide, you'll customize and package software for deployment and lock down devices so they’re completely secure. You’ll also work on getting standard QA environments built out, so you can test more effectively with less effort.   This thoroughly revised and expanded Second Edition provides new coverage and updates on daemons and agents, declarative management, Gatekeeper, script options, SSO tools, Azure/Apple Business Essentials integrations and much more. You will Deploy profiles across devices effectively and securely Install apps remotely both from the app store and through custom solutions Work natively with Apple environments rather than retrofitting older IT solutions  Who This Book Is ForMac administrators within organizations that want to integrate with the current Apple ecosystem, including Windows administrators learning how to use/manage Macs, mobile administrators working with iPhones and iPads, and mobile developers tasked with creating custom apps for internal, corporate distribution.

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Author:   Charles Edge ,  Rich Trouton
Publisher:   APress
Imprint:   APress
Edition:   2nd ed.
Weight:   1.288kg
ISBN:  

9781484291559

ISBN 10:   1484291557
Pages:   829
Publication Date:   22 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: THE EVOLUTION OF APPLE DEVICE MANAGEMENTNeXT Mac + Unix = Mac OS X Ecosystem Coexistence iOS Device Management iOS + Mac OS X = macOS Imaging Is Dead? macOS – Unix = appleOS Don’t Forget The Apps SERVERS BALANCED APPLE SCORECARD Access to organizational resources Cradle to Grave device management Directory Services Endpoint Protection World class support Summary CHAPTER 2: AGENT-BASED MANAGEMENT Daemons and Agents Services LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents Create Your Own Daemon Third Party Daemons Use Lingon To See and change Daemons and Agents Easily Working with Daemons and Agents in Scripts Jamf Munki Chef Puppet Rootless The Impact of UAMDM Summary CHAPTER 3: PROFILES Use Apple Configurator to Create a Profile View the Raw Contents of a Profiles Install a Profile View a Profile from iOS View the Effects of a Profile on a Mac Remove a Profile Restrict Profile Installation on iOS Use the Profiles Command on macOS Summary CHAPTER 4: A DEEP DIVE INTO MDM Managed Preferences Managed Client APNs Enrollment UAMDM How MDM Commands Work Sending A Command Profiles As Commands Device Supervision Summary CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING MDM WORKFLOWS Wiping a Device Using Profile Manager Locking a Device Using VMware Workspace ONE Resetting a Device Lock Using Jamf Pro Disabling the Camera Using MobileIron Installing a Package from Jamf Now Pushing a Password Policy from Intune Summary CHAPTER 5: APPS, VPP, AND APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION Install an ipa on iOS Rewrapping an ipa Install a .app on macOS Install an installation Package on macOS Summary CHAPTER 6: THE APP AND OS DISTRIBUTION BUILD TRAIN Autopkg Autopkgr Integrate Autopkgr With Jamf Integrate Autopkgr With Other Products Summary CHAPTER 7: ACCESSING NETWORK SERVICES Getting on the Network 802.1x DEP and Guest Networks Identity Providers and SaaS Apps Accessing Files Remote Control Summary CHAPTER 7: SECURING YOUR FLEET Securing the Platform Combat Malware on macOS Xprotect ClamAV Third Party Solutions Threat Management on iOS Binary Whitelisting Compliance Centralized Log Capture and Analysis Beyond Agents Summary CHAPTER 8: A CULTURE OF CONTINUAL TESTING Manual Testing Build A Testing Matrix Automated Testing Sikuli Testplant Expect Scripting Kanban Release Management Summary CHAPTER 9: THE FUTURE OF APPLE DEVICE MANAGEMENT The Future Of Agents Summary APPENDIX 1: THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Antivirus Automation Tools Backup Collaboration Suites and File Sharing CRM DEP Splash Screens and Help Menus Development Tools, IDEs, and Text Manipulators Digital Signage and Kiosks Directory Services and Authentication Tools Identity Management Imaging and Configuration Tools Log Collection and Analysis Management Suites Misc Point of Sale Print Servers Remote Management Security Tools Service Desk Tools Software Packaging and Package Management Storage Troubleshooting, Repair, and Service Tools Virtualization and Emulation Honorable Mention APPENDIX 2: COMMON APPLE PORTS

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Charles Edge is the Director of the Marketplace at Jamf. He holds 30 years of experience as a developer, administrator, network architect, product manager and CTO. He is the author of 20 books and more than 6,000 blog posts on technology, and has served as an editor and author for many publications. Charles also serves on the board of multiple companies and conferences, and frequently speaks at industry conferences around the world, including DefCon, BlackHat, LinuxWorld, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, and a number of Apple-focused conferences. Charles is also the author of krypted.com and a cohost of the MacAdmins Podcast.  Rich Trouton has been doing Macintosh system and server administration for 20+ years and has supported Macs in a number of different environments, including university, government, medical research, advertising and enterprise software development. His current position is at SAP, where he works with the rest of the Apple CoE team to support SAP's Apple community.  

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