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Three ways Apple could improve macOS and iOS deployments in 2019

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<p>As we head into the new year, I’ve been pondering ways Apple could improve macOS and iOS deployments in my school (https://www.brainerdbaptistschool.org). Back in October, I wrote (https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/25/google-ldap-login-on-macos/) about the fact that Google was soon to be adding an LDAP feature to its G-Suite product. At the time, we didn’t know how the pricing would end up for K–12, but in the weeks since, we’ve learned that it’s free. In case you aren’t aware of what LDAP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol) is, it’s a way for applications to lookup to another directory for populating user accounts in another. It keeps IT departments (and users) from maintaining multiple user buckets.</p>
<p>How does this impact Apple? Well, they’ve taken a different approach when it comes to populating data. For K–12 districts, they’ve started offering student information system (SIS) sync. They only support a few at this time, though. While Apple’s approach is a modern take on this problem (LDAP is legacy technology), I don’t think they’ve gotten all the way there yet.</p>
<p><strong>About Making The Grade: </strong>Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education. He has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/15/improve-macos-and-ios-deployment/#more-567708" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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