Favorite JNUC moment?

Hope all of you had a great time there!

We already have SSO configured, no points for me sadly 🙃

100% the Braindates! Such an awesome program that lets anyone meet with other Admins and have amazing conversations about topics we share interest in. 

1000% the root beer float and the Admins I got to sit back and decompress with

Jamf Infrastructure as Code was a nice JNUC announcement surprise for me; IoC is something that I’m aware of that some other admins have been exploring using with other MDMs. So its great to see Jamf now providing this ability in product for those that require it.

Not a specific moment, but a collection of them - all of the opportunities for engaging with the community! Whether it was in the hallway between sessions, at the table during a meal, or during one of the several awesome events throughout the week, connecting with new folks from other walks of life and bouncing ideas and shared struggles off one another is always my favorite part!

My highlight was the Heroes meetup this year 🤩 It was great to have our 25-26 cohort attendees meet in person and so fun to have full rein of the Museum of Illusions for the event! Roll on next year ⭐️ Also brilliant getting to meet so many new community members at the booth! 

Cross-posted!

Although I couldn’t attend in person this year, it was nice to be able to watch the Keynote. Just waiting for the sessions to come out so I can see what great info and knowledge was shared.

I’d say that I’m excited for DDM through Blueprints. I’ve been playing around with them in Jamf School for software restrictions and specific OS level updates. So far it works pretty slick. I’m excited for the larger content to be released. My only complaint is it needs a better interface for seeing the results of a deployment. When managing thousands of iPads, it’d be nice to see what ones didn’t take. It seems like a fail to give a great tool for deeper control but not give a way to see the results of that control.

I am also VERY excited for JNUC 2026 in Kansas City! Close to home and a place I’m kind of familiar with. So I can’t wait to see you all there next year!

JNUC seems to get better each year. I am so fortunate to have real life friends I have made in the Mac admins and Heroes communities. If I had to pick a highlight, it was being a session speaker alongside Glenn & Jordy.

Thanks again for hosting the Heroes gathering at the Museum of Illusions. The location, food & drinks were all great! I also had a great time at the Jamf Nation party at McGregor Square. I finally got the chance to chat with everyone else I was still looking for by that point.

I am already looking forward to JNUC in Kansas City (a short drive from my home) next year!

Hanging out with everyone and supporting other Heroes at their presentations!

JAMF HEROES SLEEPOVER AT TOMMY’S!!!

Bring your own bunny slippers!

My Favorite JNUC Moments
My favorite moments included walking into a sold-out ballroom to find 350+ people there to hear me speak about PSSO—what an honor. It was also wonderful to reconnect with former Jamf colleagues who are now customers and to meet many customers for the first time.

There’s so many highlights I can list:

• I got to bring along my wife AND daughter this year
• We flew first class down to Denver (price was right)
• Grab bag was amazing this year!  My wife even loves the bag I got, well not mine anymore. 😉
• All the extras, the little blue bear with Jamf ❤, the photo booth outside the event hall, the banners and more.
• The snacks, Jamf always has the best snacks in abundance.  Trail mix was my favourite with all the gummy bears.
• The swag, one of the best years yet.
• Vendors, sometimes I only hit these up for the swag to be honest but this year they were actually quite helpful, providing insight.
• The attractions for after hours, including Jamf Nation Party and vendor parties.  Besides that I attended the Jamf Heroes party and hit up Meow Wolf and Aquariam.
• The sessions, they really hit well with me this year.  Nashville was a bit better but this was close.
• Getting to know where the next JNUC is!
• All the pictures my daughter and wife shared with me each evening.

My favourite part of the conference specifically is always getting to chat with fellow Apple Jamf admins and getting to know them and how they are managing things.  I always leave with so many new ideas!

I’ll continue on returning each year while my employer allows me.

Thank you to all the hard work it takes to put on such an event!

I was excited to meet so many other Jamf/Mac Admins from Arizona this year! It often still feels like we’re a pretty niche community in the IT world and our Western states are so large geographically, it can be difficult to connect with other “local” Mac Admins in a physical space.

Running around the halls / expo booths and hearing “HEY!!” when meeting all those people I generally only see on Slack is pretty much the best of JNUC. 😋 Sessions were pretty good too. 

The jamf Nation booth was the best booth. Obviously. You guys had the best socks! Showed ​@LysetteB my 2023 version, which is still going strong. 

I enjoyed the Museum of Illusions with you all. And the food. Great pictures.

The 1 on 1 Braindate is very helpful. I got to sit with ​@talkingmoose and we had a great chat that went over our timeslot. If you haven’t tried this, I highly recommend! It’s a chance to sit and ask a bunch of questions or seek help with specific areas. 

​@aderrick Enjoyed your RTS session. Meant to attend the lab about it, but a session conflicted. Might hit you up with questions later.

The Heroes Party, Braindates, so many great sessions, and reconnecting with everyone. It’s hard to pick a single favorite moment!