Originally Posted by
Alpine Flyer
My question is to all of you flying with an iPad based EFB: do you use the same ‚distributed‘ updating system or is there a single updating app/process?
The issue is well recognized but without an MDM tool you are pretty much stuck right there.
MDM (Mobile Device Management) would put the iPads into an enterprise pool (small reconf from Apple needed) and then pretty much all the options admins had under domain/GP/ActiveDirectory managed Win systems become available again. Forced install, push updates of apps and their data, state monitoring, deactivation of various features, ... you name it. And most importantly, delay of iOS updates. Proper MDM is so good and valuable you'll end up paying through the nose and the costs usually overwhelm the PC based version by the typical Apple factor of 2x - although MDM is a 3rd party SW (not sure about the licences).
For pilot use, the manual option is sufficient and even large companies manage without the Enterprise solution. For instance, the umbrella corporation of my employer runs their own App store, the pilot-attached EFB iPads use some of the apps from it, but the units themselves are not enlisted under MDM. The updates are managed manually, including keeping the old iOS when necessary.
random search hits:
https://www.soti.net/solutions/mobil...ce-management/
https://www.ibm.com/security/mobile/...ice-management [Does that really say "Unified Endpoint Management for Dummies" ??
] - used to be Airbus partner for the turnkey SaaS solution.
https://scalefusion.com/ios-mobile-device-management
Originally Posted by Apple inc.
mobile device management (MDM)
A service that lets you remotely manage enrolled devices. After a device is enrolled, you can use the MDM solution over the network to configure settings and perform other tasks on the device without user interaction. Mobile device management is supported on Mac computers with OS X 10.7 or later installed, on iOS devices with iOS 5 or later installed, and on Apple TV with tvOS 10.2 or later installed.
To enable management, devices are enrolled with an MDM solution using an enrollment configuration profile, which can be completed directly by the user. For company-owned devices, MDM enrollment can be automated using Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. When an administrator initiates an MDM policy, option, or command, the device receives notification of the action through the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). With a network connection, devices can receive APNs commands anywhere in the world.
MDM also enables distribution, management, and configuration of apps and books purchased through Apple School Manager, Apple Business Manager, or developed in-house.
To learn more about large-scale deployments of Apple devices, see the Deployment Reference for iPhone and iPad and the Deployment Reference for Mac.
https://support.apple.com/zh-sg/guid...os/welcome/web