Summary: Apple recently introduced a stream of enterprise-ready tools, including FileVault 2, Gatekeeper and Configurator. These native tools are simple, intuitive ways to accomplish tasks traditionally managed by IT departments, such as full disk encryption and security. When used in combination with Apple's app and book stores, end users are empowered with Apple enterprise technologies built directly into the OS X and iOS operating systems. Many of these native technologies can be leveraged as alternatives to expensive enterprise solutions. However, the challenge for IT administrators in large organizations is often how to deploy and configure these native solutions consistently on a broad scale. We will dive into the ways these native tools can be automatically deployed and their functionality extended across the enterprise using enterprise management tools such as the Casper Suite.
