Re: Mobile Device Management - Cloud or On Site?

[Ric Getter <ric.getter () PCC EDU>]

Brett, et al,
I've been following this group for quite a while, gleaning all kinds of
information that has been useful for us. It's great to finally be able to
contribute!

Ric


Ric Getter
Programmer/Analyst I - TSS Enterprise Applications Team
Portland Community College - Sylvania
971-722-8036

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Brett Wasley <brett.wasley () gallaudet edu>
wrote:

> Thank you Ric, very useful information! Have a great Labor Day weekend...
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Ric Getter <ric.getter () pcc edu> wrote:
>
> > For what it's worth, we just completed our first actual iPad "deployment"
> > this week--11 devices for counseling to allow students to fill out forms
> > provided by PointnClick.com. I used Apple Configurator (free -
> > https://www.apple.com/support/business-education/apple-configurator/) to
> > set them up in a way where they are as locked down and secure as we could
> > make them. It appears to be really good for small quantities or cart setups
> > where a hardwire USB connection is practical for deployment and
> > provisioning. Because the iPad will be heading to five campuses spread
> > across four counties, I'd like to put Apple's wireless MDM solution in
> > place, but that would require a lot of coordination with our server and
> > networking people.
> >
> > If you're dealing primarily with Apple products, I'd strongly recommend
> > JAMF's Casper Suite. It provides many tools that are far easier to manage
> > than Apple's. We are a Dell KACE shop in general, which has been working
> > well for Windows desktops, but it seems they are dialing back on MDM. It
> > used to be a separate product (the K3000) but now it has been rolled into
> > the K2000, a system we own but have never implemented.
> >
> > Ric
> >
> >
> > Ric Getter
> > Programmer/Analyst I - TSS Enterprise Applications Team
> > Portland Community College - Sylvania
> > 971-722-8036
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Brett Wasley <brett.wasley () gallaudet edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > Currently we use the KACE products for PC/Asset management and are
> > > exploring options for Mobile Device Management (MDM). I was hoping you
> > > would share what MDM solutions you recommend (or not) - the solution could
> > > be either Cloud or on site.
> > >
> > > We are really trying to balance Academic Research and freedom while
> > > ensuring the security/integrity of our data and infrastructure and need a
> > > better way to "monitor" Academic mobile devices.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance to all that reply and have a great Labor Day weekend.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Brett Wasley, CISSP
> > > Information Security Officer, Gallaudet Technology Services
> > > Gallaudet University
> > > 800 Florida Ave., NE
> > > Washington, D.C. 20002-3695
> > > 202.651.5203 (v) 410.507.2595 (v)
> > > brett.wasley () gallaudet edu <brett.wasley () galluadet edu>
>
>
> --
> Brett Wasley, CISSP
> Information Security Officer, Gallaudet Technology Services
> Gallaudet University
> 800 Florida Ave., NE
> Washington, D.C. 20002-3695
> 202.651.5203 (v) 410.507.2595 (v)
> brett.wasley () gallaudet edu <brett.wasley () galluadet edu>