What does JAMF stand for?

[andyinindy]

Does anyone know? I always assumed it meant "just another Mac fanboy", but I have heard several other... creative interpretations.

Apparently there is some connection with a book called "Gravity's Rainbow"?

[GabeShack]

JIVE A* Mother F%$@&

[GabeShack]

Or So I've heard....

[rob_potvin]

From what I remember it does have to do with the book called "Gravity's Rainbow", one of the main characters in that book is Laszlo Jamf. More info about that book here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity's_Rainbow

[justinrummel]

Just Another Management Framework is what i've heard. Course, I'm just now diluting all the guesses. :)

[jarednichols]

Just Another Mac Fanboy is the lore I've heard.

[daworley]

It's a recursive acronym, like WINE.

JAMF is Apple's Management Framework.

[jpragsdale]

In one of the sessions I was in at JNUC, Chip was asked the question. His response was what rpotvin said about referencing a character in a book name Laszlo Jamf. But considering in the Managing the Unmanageable session Bryson referred to the employees as JAMF's, I'd say it is definitely open to interpretation!

[andyinindy]

All this stuff about Laszlo JAMF is pretty bizarre.

Conditioning infants to get erections??

http://books.google.com/books?id=g-c1eOFxYIgC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=Laszlo+JAMF+hardon&source=bl&ots=O...

WTF does this have to do with managing Macs???

[clifhirtle]

The greatest of art/literature/etc are never explicit, but allow the user to read into them what they bring themselves. Interpretation and search for meaning brings with an equal level of allure. Just as happy to hear an acronym based on a book as one based on tech. And frankly, just as happy to have JAMF's meaning remain an insider's only secret to the JAMF employee tribe. Bring on the interpretations!

[queohsi]

Joust Apple Maybe Friday?

The rumor I'm going to start is that it was on Zach's calendar one day and Chip said, "Hey I think I came up with a name for this thing!"

I can write a wikipedia article to support my ridiculous claim taking it from rumor to true story.

[donmontalvo]

@gshackney +1

https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=4410

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wHYzOzuENE

[donmontalvo]

nm

[clifhirtle · Accepted solution]

Totally bringing this question back from the Wayback Machine®. @andyinindy I think you nailed it:

JAMF Software was founded in 2002, and it wasn’t until 2007 that Halmstad and Pearson were comfortable bringing on employees. The name for the company was chosen pretty much at random. It’s a reference to a character in Thomas Pynchon’s novel, “Gravity’s Rainbow.”

Source: http://chippewa.com/business/businessreport/jamf-grows-by-steady-leaps-and-bounds/article_1f5cf4f0-b...

[alan_trewartha]

That's pretty funny. I recognised it as the name of the character in GR, but always assumed it was (as up thread) Just Another Management Framework.

[signetmac]

A friend just suggested the best version I've heard so far...

Jiggle And Make Friends

[WUSLS]

@signetmac That had me cracking up… thanks for the laugh!

[rderewianko]

Another interesting fact. Casper comes from the fact that around the same time, Norton Ghost was a widely used product..

[johnnasset]

@gshackney That's what I was told by a JAMF employee back in 2007 during a CCA course.

[Chris_Hafner]

I've always thought of Casper as the "Friendly Ghost" ;-)

[Emmert]

acronym-maker.com

[bwiessner]

https://youtu.be/_wHYzOzuENE?t=3m26s

[rhooper]

From what I gather it is Just Apple management Framework, but then again it is only a guess.

[brunerd]

While this video is more about how to pronounce Jamf, it's too hilarious not to include here...
Watch as mutiple news outlets butcher Jamf's name on their IPO day (and Dean has a fun "freak out" 🤣

LinkedIn Jamf Post
Direct Video Link

[tlarkin]

So much revisionist history in this thread hahaha. Someone got it right, but I am not gonna repeat it. Also, don't believe everything you read :-P

[gabester]

Well, every time we have to roll our own EA, establish a smart group based on it, and scope a policy to that smart group based off the EA, I like to joke that it stands for:

Just Another Missing Feature

Don't get me wrong the flexibility is great, but there's an almost constant feeling that more could have been done. Just like my constant complaint that SCCM didn't have in-the-box support automatically for deploying MS Office and other Microsoft products.

[MikeBlock]

I heard it straight from Zach, the founder. I met him when I was at MTV in 2006. It stands for Jive Ass Mother Fucker.

[snowfox]

If you have to go before your board of directors or name it in an official report for management, tell them it stands for Java Apple Management Framework. Seems to keep management happy with a techy acronym.

[2_scoops_rice]

How about this "Just Apple My Friend"