Today Apple announced a new subscription service plan for small businesses called Apple Business Essentials. This plan will offer device management, 24/7 access to Apple Support when you add AppleCare+, iCloud Storage management, and more to small businesses of up to 500 employees.
Apple business essentials will do all the hard work for small IT departments like managing devices and making sure every employees software, apps, and VPN’s are working correctly. There will also be an all where employees can download apps that are assigned to them by their employers.
Apple business essentials will make sure all devices are configured correctly for each employee. Whenever an employee logs into their corporate account, Apple business essentials will automatically configure all settings which are set by their employer on their device. It allows companies to manage Apple devices from anywhere in the world.
You can download Apple Business Essentials today for small businesses of up to 500 people for free as a beta or wait until it’s available in Spring 2022. The subscription prices will start at $2.99 a month per user and can go up to $12.99 a month per user depending on the amount of devices you have and iCloud storage options you choose.