Most enterprise apps used on macOS don’t come from the Mac App Store, so IT teams are stuck managing them manually.That includes tracking down the latest versions, packaging them up for deployment, setting up the required permissions, and making sure they’re installed and updated properly across every device.It’s a tedious process that doesn’t scale well, and it introduces security risk when apps fall behind on security updates.
Addigy aims to solve this by adding a new Prebuilt App Catalog, which is now available to all its device management system customers.Some of my favorite gear Aqara Smart Lock U50 Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50.Built for automation and security The Addigy Prebuilt App Catalog is designed to automate macOS app deployments and updates across your Apple fleets.
The catalog includes a growing list of commonly used apps that can be deployed and updated without writing any scripts or configuring profiles.Each app comes prepackaged with all the required device management profiles, including system extensions and Privacy Preferences Policy Control settings.Policy control without the complexity The catalog is built for internal IT teams and managed service providers.
It includes search and filter tools to quickly find needed apps and options to control how updates are handled.Admins can choose to deploy a fixed version or enable auto-updates, which check every 30 minutes for the latest release.There’s also an Update Only mode, which will update existing apps on a device even if Addigy didn’t originally install it.
The compliance functionality is also built in as IT teams can schedule deployments and enforce update deadlines while avoiding interruptions to user productivity.For organizations managing multiple groups or clients, Addigy supports inheritance and overrides, so you can maintain a global structure but make one-off exceptions as needed.New apps are coming weekly Addigy says they’ll be adding new apps weekly based on customer feedback and security concerns.
As more organizations look to streamline how to manage their Apple device workflows, this new app catalog should be a major win for its customer base. You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day.Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop.
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