Name: macOS Basics and Best Practices
Start: 2025-03-10T13:41:00Z
End: 2025-03-10T13:41:20.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Jamf, Apple device management and endpoint protection for Mac and mobile, extends the legendary Apple experience people love to businesses, schools and government organizations through its 76,600+ customers and the 100,000+ members of Jamf Nation, the largest community of Apple IT admins in the world.

Jamf offers the whole product experience, meaning our services don’t stop once you become a customer. If anything, they only get better. From our world-class support model that provides you with a designated Jamf expert, to our educational courses that show you everything you need to know about our tool, to the members of the Jamf Nation community who are ready to talk Apple management at a moment’s notice, you will not find a better Apple management provider out there.

In our webinar, Advanced macOS Guidance and Workflows, we’ll dive into key strategies for streamlining Mac management, automating workflows and enhancing user experience. Learn how to leverage scripting, policies and Self Service+ to empower both IT admins and end users.

You'll learn how to:
- Automate macOS management with scripted workflows: Improve efficiency with time-saving automation techniques
- Empower end users with Self Service+: Reduce IT workload while enhancing user autonomy
- Manage user settings and local admin accounts: Best practices for user configurations, account creation and password management
- Optimize policy usage: Leveraging policies for security, compliance and seamless device management

Gain expert insights into advanced macOS management and automation.

Advanced macOS Guidance and Workflows

With Mac on the rise, there is no better time to brush up on the essentials of Mac management.

In our webinar, macOS Basics and Best Practices, we’ll teach you the latest and greatest management features and show you how Jamf is bringing security closer to management so you are more empowered to better serve your organization and users.

You’ll learn:
- Importance of Mac management and security
- Ways to overcome the challenges of managing a mixed-device environment
- New and common workflows for device enrollment, app provisioning, patching, configurations and more

macOS Basics and Best Practices

IT admins are no longer simply troubleshooters in the education technology landscape. As strategic leaders, they play an invaluable role in how technology is at the heart of learning outcomes.

In our webinar, Why IT’s Education Technology Role Evolves in 2025, we’ll show you how IT is influencing education innovation, balancing security, usability and cost, all while empowering teacher and student experiences.

You’ll learn:
- Insights on evolving IT responsibilities as schools embrace 1:1 programs and blended learning
- Strategies for supporting teachers, students, and parents with technology
- How empowering IT teams leads to transformation

Why IT’s Education Technology Role Evolves in 2025

In our webinar, AI and Data Science at Jamf: Progress and Pathways, we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of our efforts, highlighting key developments and future directions.
AI is all the rage in the tech industry and beyond. Over the past year, Jamf’s AI and Data Science teams have collaborated closely to drive innovation and deliver real-world solutions. In this webinar we'll provide you with a comprehensive overview of our efforts, highlighting key developments and future directions.

You’ll learn how we’ve:
- Strengthened our security products
- Expanded into new areas with data science
- Leveraged AI to enhance device management

AI and Data Science at Jamf: Progress and Pathways

When Apple releases a new operating system, there's no doubt there's a level of excitement to find out what's in store and what these advancements mean for you and your organization. Well, wonder no more.

In our webinar, What's New with Apple Operating Systems, we’ll walk you through what to expect from macOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18, iOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, visionOS 2 and how to upgrade your organization's devices. 

Don't miss your chance to learn:
- An overview of the biggest features and enhancements
- Key takeaways for IT and InfoSec leaders
- How to seamlessly upgrade your Apple fleet

What’s New with Apple Operating Systems: macOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18, iOS 18 and more

As Apple’s presence in the enterprise continues its upwards trend, IT teams need to determine how to best deploy, manage and secure these devices without sacrificing user experience or productivity.

Our webinar, Mac Management for Beginners, identifies the ideal starting point for IT professionals looking for an entry-level guide to the subject. Admins tasked with integrating Apple technology into existing infrastructure will benefit from this learning session regardless of experience level with Macs.

In this webinar, you will learn:

- A high-level overview of Mac and macOS management
- An introduction to relevant Apple services and programs
- Best practices for deployment, app management, device security and more

Mac Management for Beginners

Researching, selecting and ultimately migrating to a new and better Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution may seem like a daunting task. But, with the right tool for the job, switching solutions has never been easier.

Our migration assistant, Jamf Migrate, offers User-Driven device migration that puts the power in the hands of the end users, lessening the burden on IT.

Our webinar, Seamless MDM Switch: Migrate without the Mess, will show you our flexible app that streamlines migration from your existing MDM to Jamf for macOS or iOS devices. See how our Professional Services team helps you achieve success with your migration project from beginning to end.

The session will cover:
- Demystifying blockers and challenges around supervised devices
- The most important steps for planning and executing your migration
- Customizing and branding the migration App for your specific environment

Seamless MDM Switch: Migrate Without the Mess

Apple says Declarative Device Management — the ability for Apple devices to apply configurations independently based on certain criteria — is the future of managing Apple hardware. But how does it work and how can you get the most out these protocol capabilities?

In our webinar, Power of Possibilities with Modern Device Management, you’ll learn how the Declarative Device Management evolution helps make environments more secure, more native and iterates on an already strong foundation of MDM. 

Discover how to:
- Manage and secure your Apple devices by adopting and implementing these new features quickly and easily
 -Use MDM to solve real day-to-day challenges with workflows such as: responsive inventory, software updates and watchOS support

Power of Possibilities with Modern Device Management

Like it or not, the mobile threat landscape is real. Even on Apple. But keeping your users, devices and critical business applications protected doesn’t have to be a daunting, confusing or fearful mission.

In our webinar, Making Sense of Mobile Security: Requirements, Considerations and Strategies, you’ll learn how to integrate mobile endpoints securely and successfully into your ongoing security operations.

Walk away knowing:
- The risks mobile-first organizations face today and will face tomorrow
- Mobile use cases, including corporate-owned devices, to consider when creating policies for mobile workforces
- Best practices for developing your organization’s mobile security strategy

Making Sense of Mobile Security: Requirements, Considerations and Strategies

Pushing education forward while protecting students from the potential perils of digital learning is the primary objective for every school. But how do you achieve this without risking the learning experience by encroaching on student privacy?

In our webinar, Balancing Security and Privacy in Education to Support All, you’ll learn innovative ways to maintain your security standards without ever putting student data at risk.

Join us to learn:
- What security issues in education mean for your institution
- The impact of privacy and monitoring on student progress
- Ways to support both students and infrastructure that maximize your tech usage

Balancing Security and Privacy in Education to Support All

Whether you are brand new to Apple device management or are looking for best practices on how to deploy, manage and secure the growing number of Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices in your organization, we are here for you.

In our webinar, Apple Device Management for Beginners, we’ll start with the basics and help you build, and ultimately master, your Apple management skills.

You’ll learn:
- An overview of Apple device management
- What Apple services and programs are available
- The stages of Apple lifecycle management
- Best practices for infrastructure planning

Apple Device Management for Beginners

Impacting classroom learning outcomes starts with choosing the right technology for your students, teachers and education impact. But how do you know which is right for you?

In our webinar, Why Technology Choice in Education Goes Beyond IT, you'll learn several factors to consider prior to choosing and deploying your technology, including:

• Purpose behind your vision for technology
• Key infrastructure required to bring your vision to life
• How to bring continuity and equity to your deployment

Why Technology Choice in Education Goes Beyond IT

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is a significant milestone each year in understanding what Apple has been working on and how it will impact organizations and their users.

In our webinar, WWDC 2024: Discover What's Next for Apple in the Enterprise, you'll learn:
- What Apple announced at WWDC
- Their benefits on your environment and workflows
- How these announcements will affect the enterprise

WWDC 2024: Discover What’s Next for Apple in the Enterprise

As companies explore the tremendous potential with the new Apple Vision Pro platform, it’s time to arm yourself with the knowledge needed to successfully enroll and configure this new set of Apple hardware.

In our webinar, How to Manage and Secure Apple Vision Pro, we’ll show you how Jamf’s same-day support for Apple Vision Pro empowers you to be at the forefront of spatial computing.

You’ll learn:
- Two streamlined ways to enroll Apple Vision Pro while still preserving data privacy and security
- Key configuration profiles and how to implement across your fleet
- Simple ways to deploy the apps needed to make Apple Vision Pro enterprise-ready
- Potential use cases that will delight users and drive business forward

How to Manage and Secure Apple Vision Pro

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