Case Study: Pilsen Wellness Center achieves streamlined iPad management and faster app deployment with Hexnode MDM

The story of migration from Apple Configurator to Hexnode MDM for managing iPads and applications

Pilsen Wellness Center’s Latino Youth High School in Chicago was deploying iPads to students but struggled with Apple Configurator’s need for physical Mac connections, manual profile pushes and complications after macOS updates. They needed a cost‑effective MDM to push and update apps, monitor and restrict apps/settings, track devices, and handle basic device management — so they moved to Hexnode MDM.

Hexnode MDM enabled one‑click remote app pushes and updates, full app monitoring and removal, mandatory‑app enforcement, location tracking with history, and actions like device/location scans and clearing passcodes. Hexnode MDM made management faster, simpler and more reliable than Apple Configurator, meeting the school’s requirements and budget while significantly reducing the time and effort required to manage student iPads.

Pilsen Wellness Center

Leroy Smith

IT/Inventory Specialist