Programs and Resources Review Checklist

Now’s a great time to prepare your organization to scale and support Apple products. With valuable programs, Apple has helped many organizations deploy, manage, and support Apple technology with ease—and within their existing infrastructure. Use this checklist to evaluate your environment and learn about available resources.

Buying Programs

Simplify the purchasing process. Maximize your company’s purchasing power.

App Store Volume Purchase Program (VPP) account. Whether providing apps to ten employees or ten thousand, the VPP makes it simple to find, buy, and distribute the apps your business needs.

Volume Purchase Program for iPad or Mac. Take advantage of this program through your Apple Authorized Reseller to gain favorable pricing on select Apple products with a minimum commitment over 12 months.

Recycle/Trade-in Program. Efficiently reuse and recycle old equipment—iPhone, iPad, Mac, PCs, and displays. And the high residual value for Apple products can provide a substantial benefit.

Leasing. When you lease, you get the Apple products and business upgrades you need with minimal up-front investment. You may even qualify for tax deductions.

Resources for IT

Empower IT to secure, manage, and deploy Apple devices easily and deliver the best user experience.

Apple devices as standard. Drive productivity gains and adoption by purchasing Apple devices for employees making them an approved and supported option throughout the organization.

Device Enrollment Program. Leverage this program, part of the Apple Deployment Programs, for help deploying and configuring organization owned iOS and OS X devices.

Mobile Device Management (MDM). Manage large iPhone, iPad and Mac deployments with built-in capabilities to securely enroll devices, wirelessly configure settings, monitor compliance, and remotely wipe or lock devices.

iOS MDM App Catalog. Steer employees to solutions that have been vetted or paid for by your organization and speed their adoption by presenting links to download both corporate and App Store apps.

iOS for IT. Designed specifically for iT administrators and managers looking to test iOS on their network.

iOS Direct Service Program. Support your installed base of devices conveniently and at reduced cost—screening for any hardware faults, and directly ordering replacements and exchanging failed items as needed.

Mobile device inventory. Inventory all company- and employee-owned devices with tools to collect counts from MDM, Wi-Fi, and Exchange logs—so you can plan appropriate support, apps, and device policies.

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Developer Programs

Get resources, support, and prerelease software. Create iOS and OS X apps.

iOS Developer Program. Develop applications with the iOS SDK, test and debug your code on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and distribute your apps on the App Store..

Mac Developer Program. Download pre-release versions of OS X software and resources to accelerate your Mac app development and receive code-level support and technical guidance from our team of Apple Engineers..

iOS Dev. Enterprise Program. Distribute proprietary, in-house iOS apps to your employees. Securely host and wirelessly distribute or update in-house apps to employees, keeping them current anywhere, anytime.

Service, Support and Training

Choose from a variety of service and support options from Apple to fit your business needs.

AppleCare OS Support. Choose from three levels of service for delivering the IT department-level support you need when deploying OS X, OS X Server, or iOS in your organization.

AppleCare for Enterprise. Keep your IT operations running smoothly with personalized assistance from Apple experts, including 24/7 phone support and priority onsite repairs.

AppleCare Self-Servicing Account Program. (available to qualifying organizations) Access comprehensive repair information and troubleshooting tools, order Apple DIY parts, initiate mail-in facilitation service, and order parts for non-covered repairs, stock on hand, or fulfillment.

Readiness Review. Learn how Apple products integrate in your existing environment and policies with an onsite technical evaluation of your IT infrastructure by senior-level engineers.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Assessment. Get a personalized assessment, conducted by an independent company, comparing your organization’s TCO for Mac vs PC computers based on your actual acquisition, support and maintenance costs.

Apple Certified Training. Courses covering Mac management, integration, and support—including certification for Apple Certified Associate, Apple Certified Support Professional, and Apple Certified Technical Coordinator.