Automating Device Assignments in Apple Business/School Manager Video

Join us for a recap of JNUC by the notorious Talking Moose (AKA Bill Smith) as he goes through the incredible updates from this year’s JNUC.

Declarative Device Management is changing how we manage Apple devices, and DDM Explorer is the fastest way to get up to speed. Mark Buffington, a leading contributor to the project, will walk through how the app helps you explore Apple's DDM framework, build your own declarations, and deploy them via Jamf Pro.

pseudo (open source) is designed to help admins enforce Platform SSO registration and/or Touch ID enablement during macOS onboarding - without chasing users down. In this LaunchPad episode, Kevin White (Macjutsu) explains how pseudo works, the PPPC requirements, and what to watch for when deploying it at scale. Guest: Kevin White - Instigator, Macjutsu

The conversation covers: - Apple Silicon-only support - Rosetta 2 behavior during upgrades - Intel app inventory - Apple’s shift from MDM to DDM - software update management changes - DDM Explorer - network and certificate management in DDM - remote sysdiagnose collection - Managed Migration Assistant - Managed App Framework - native app and process blocking - PPPC deprecation - declarative privacy consent - FileVault and Platform SSO improvements - macOS Mail and Exchange Web Services concerns - beta enrollment - testing strategy - and better Apple feedback workflows.

macOS onboarding has evolved far beyond basic setup screens. Matt Jerome (Senior Engineer, Fanatics) walked through a few of the major players in the macOS onboarding space and how they help IT teams deliver a smooth, secure, and user-friendly first-day experience. Resources and links:https://rocketman.tech/lr-pb Upcoming meetup:https://rocketman.tech/lp-pb Also on YouTube:https://rocketman.tech/ly-pb