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Guide for Apple IT: Device Enrollment

For any business that runs on Apple, choosing the right device enrollment method is essential to speed up onboarding and provide the right balance between privacy (for corporate and personal data) and management capabilities. In this guide, we’re going to take a look at three device enrollment methods that Apple offers, breaking down their strengths, weaknesses, and ideal use cases. We’ll also discuss how they relate to important privacy and policy topics like user approved MDM (UAMDM) status, “Transparency, Consent, and Control” (TCC), device supervision, allowing kernel extensions, and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Here are the three enrollment methods that we’ll cover: User Enrollment Device Enrollment Automated Device Enrollment (formerly “DEP”)