{"id":57500,"date":"2023-01-26T09:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=57500"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:07:43","slug":"apple-business-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/apple-business-essentials","title":{"rendered":"Apple Business Essentials: Does It Deliver for MDM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People sure like Apple, don’t they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of 2021, the company boasts the title of world\u2019s most valuable technology company<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Apple\u2019s sleek designs and easy-to-use devices, it’s no wonder so many folks choose them over other options. Unbeknownst to the general public, the tech giant also provides software solutions for businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Business Essentials (ABE) is one such solution, specifically tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But is the ABE suite of products really all it’s cracked up to be? Especially in terms of mobile device management (MDM)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we’ll break down how ABE works, reveal if it truly delivers when it comes to MDM, and discuss a new approach to heterogeneous device management<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s dig in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Apple Business Essentials?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to understand Apple Business Essentials, one needs to familiarize themself with Apple Business Manager (ABM). ABM is a web portal for IT administrators to deploy and manage Apple devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conceived as a solution for enterprise and educational needs (where it is called Apple School Manager), ABM provides organizations with the tools needed for enrolling devices, managing company-owned Apple IDs, and assigning or revoking users’ access to already purchased apps and books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What exactly is Apple Business Essentials?<\/strong> Think of ABE as an ABM + cloud storage + AppleCare+ + MDM<\/em> service that enables admins to remotely configure, deploy, and manage Apple devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Devices must meet the following requirements<\/a> to be eligible for ABE use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n