Friday
In this scenario, which would you use?
• You're starting a new company in 2025
• Fresh Jamf Pro build
• Fresh Apple Business Manager
Do you use DEP Notify, Jamf Setup Manager, or something else?
https://www.jamf.com/blog/apple-device-enrollment-jamf-setup-manager/
Friday
having built a few instances from scratch and then adding on to it, here is what i would do.
create an ABM account for the environment and claim all domain emails.
build jamf up using a prestage account and link to ABM
once those are done create all the profiles and policies as well as smart and static groups
then i would configure jamf protect and ZTNA to meet all guidelines for the envirnment
finally i would start enrolling the macs
then i would start enrolling the macs/devices using only the domain emails
Friday
I install necessary security software in the prestage or a policy with an enrollment trigger, ensuring it’s loaded before login. Jamf “Mac Apps” handles Office applications. Everything else is self-service.
I tried Jamf Setup Manager a few weeks ago, and I really did not like it. It feels really clunky, and why use things like it or DEP notifier if your devices are configured before your user can login?
Friday
I'm a fan of Baseline. It's very flexible and you can configure it very similarly to DEPNotify if you like. I have a GitHub project for folks that are used to using Jamf's DEPNotify-Starter script and want to convert over to using Baseline.