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Jamf Presentation Notes

River Oaks Church - Updated August 2023

Both:

  • What is Jamf?
  • Explain what it is
    • Management software or “MDM” for Apple Devices

Cole:

  • What can it do/Why is it useful?
  • Centralized Management
    • WiFi Logins
    • Updates
    • Printer Drivers
    • Talk about discussion with Sally Jo after we got new printers and all staff devices needed new drivers
    • Fonts
    • Can automatically push out fonts like Lato, which we use for our branding
    • DNS settings for more security
    • Device health
    • Battery performance
    • Storage
    • Computer life expectancy, just like Atlas has
  • Self Service App (w/ Demo)
    • Allows for us to push out applications that normally are downloaded on the internet to be available for download through the app.
    • Safer downloads, talk about design iMac w/ Christen downloading fonts
  • Automated App Deployments, Volume Purchasing
    • Can purchase mass applications for devices straight from Apple and Jamf can deploy them automatically
  • Automated Enrollment
    • Demo it on new Elkhart Production Mac
    • Show how drivers, fonts, etc automatically load onto the device
    • Was just used on Leo’s iMac, didn’t have to configure WiFi or do anything on it besides tell Jamf what it’s location is
    • Automatically creates administrator account
    • Easier management, can change admin password after the fact
    • Demo smart groups and departments
  • How does it compare to its alternatives?
  • Looked at:
    • Mosyle (Demoed)
    • Kandji (Demoed)
    • Jumpcloud
    • Jamf NOW (Demoed)
    • Hexnode

Both:

  • Is it a viable solution even after we might not be at River Oaks anymore? *Question Josh would like us to discuss

Micah:

  • How does this compare to atlas?
  • Remote management
  • iPad Management (atlas doesn’t even have)
  • Automatic issue resolution such as hostname, vnc settings, etc can be pushed out so that we have better organization and management remotely, in or out of office.
  • Self service app with buttons to fix issues on devices
  • Atlas isn’t even installed on many computers we currently have.
  • Virus protection with Jamf Protect, use that to segue into Pricing
  • Automatic enrollment/installation of all management software.
    • Just ran into an email from Atlas/Dawn from September 2022, Christen had just received her new (current) Macbook but couldn’t use it for multiple days since Atlas had to physically take it to their office to install their software on it and set it up. That can now all be done in-house by the end user.
  • Pricing
  • Show info from PDF’s Calvin sent