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December 8, 2020 by Evan O'Malley

macOS Big Sur: Your quick guide to Supervision

Supervision has been a staple of iOS management, and it's now available for Mac. See what this means and how it helps.

December 3, 2020 by Matthias Wollnik

Even for iPhone, patch fast and often

Ian Beer's recent demonstration of how he could remotely cause every single iPhone in radio range of his Mac to reboot was a clarion call to keep your devices updated to the latest OS release. Even the most benign update may include fixes to a series of critical security flaws that an attacker could leverage against the device.

December 2, 2020 by Dan K. Snelson

Stop Macs from falling asleep during presentations with Jamf

Help your users have successful presentations with a Self Service policy which temporarily extends screensaver password timeouts, computer sleep options and automatic policy executions, then automatically restores approved security settings after a configurable duration: Presentation Mode. This is a mirror post created from github.

December 1, 2020 by Tony Williams

I’ll die If I don’t get admin rights

Read how this Jamf Hero gave his high-end users the ability to achieve what they needed without resorting to giving elevated, admin privileges and how they navigated the conversation so everyone felt taken care of.

December 1, 2020 by Sam Weiss

Get a one-way ticket to better support with Jamf School and Incident IQ

Jamf Developer Partner, Incident IQ, now integrates with Jamf School in addition to Jamf Pro.

December 1, 2020 by Kathryn Joy

Apple Enterprise Management with Jamf best supports Apple in organizations

We at Jamf have been sharing how mobile device management (MDM) is key to managing apple devices, but there’s far more that’s needed to leverage the full capabilities of what Apple products provide to meet needs of enterprise organizations.

December 1, 2020 by Hans Doornbos

Digital parenting: Parental control of school-issued devices

Jamf Teacher can do amazing things for teachers while keeping students focused on their education during school hours. But when the bell rings, children take their Apple device with them at home so they can continue their homework... OR start playing games. How do you control what your child is doing online? As a parent, you have similar capabilities as teachers to ensure your child focuses on their homework when necessary, using the Jamf Parent app for Jamf School.

November 30, 2020 by Jenn Valentine

Jamf makes integrations of Apple Silicon M1 chip devices smooth sailing

Apple's ARM-based M1 chip heralds enormous leaps in efficiency and speed of Apple devices. It also may create challenges for developers working on a universal binary for their apps, as well as for admins when integrating these new powerhouses into their existing fleets. Jamf is here to help.

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