Apple's Business Essentials Service Now Live in the United States
Yesterday Apple announced that their Business Essentials product, which was announced in November of 2021, is now available for all small businesses in the United States.
To recap, the Business Essentials service allows companies to have a one-stop place to manage not only user accounts and devices, but also with the possibility of getting AppleCare+ support on devices. This includes 24/7 technical support that your employees or IT staff can use to get support from Apple for both devices and software.
Beyond this, Apple Small Business Essentials comes with dedicated iCloud storage for documents, collaboration, and general storage. Along with this, any business data is automatically backed up to iCloud so upgrading devices, or changing to a new device, simple and easy. This is made possible through the use of a managed Apple ID, which allows for the separation of work and personal data.
Prices for Business Essentials range from $2.99 per user per month to $24.99 per user per month, depending on devices, storage, and AppleCare. Here are the features that you can get, and at which price point.
| Devices | iCloud Storage | Repair Credit | Cost per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50GB | None | $2.99 |
| 1 | 50GB | 1 | $9.99 |
| 3 | 200GB | None | $6.99 |
| 3 | 200GB | 2 | $19.99 |
| 3 | 2TB | None | $12.99 |
| 3 | 2TB | 2 | $24.99 |
For those plans that include repair credits, that can be on-site repair, in some markets. This means that the device can be able to be repaired quickly and the employee can get back to doing their work as soon as possible.
If you are interested, you can learn more about Apple's Business Essentials at the service's dedicated website.
Source: Apple News