Education.
Works with 201-500 employees
I really love the remote commands
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
It helps manage the iPads in a more streamlined way.
What is most valuable?
I really love the remote commands. It is a time saver. I also enjoy the self-service app. That way, not all apps have to be installed if the teacher chooses otherwise.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see better reporting features.
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For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
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Educational Technology Manager at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
Restrictions are useful and effective
What is our primary use case?
- We use a one-to-one iPad program in our schools.
- We manage 1000 devices.
- We configured different profiles for each grade groups, and we can easily manage them.
- Especially for restrictions, to manage applications, books and web clips, to push notifications.
How has it helped my organization?
First, we used another MDM solution, but we haven't been satisfied. We researched alternatives and found Jamf Pro. Really we are so happy now.
What is most valuable?
Restrictions. It is so useful and effective.
What needs improvement?
Screen time setup is so required. I want to set time up for screen times for categories. I should be able to choose time and set a password.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
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System Administrator at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Fewer tickets for IT due to the self-service/self-help feature
What is our primary use case?
- Managing macOS devices for our organisation
- Delivering a seamless experience for users and ensuring their device is up to date, in compliance, etc.
How has it helped my organization?
Compliance, control of devices and mostly the self-service experience for end users.
Fewer tickets for IT due to the self-service/self-help.
What is most valuable?
- Self-service, because there's no need for IT Support (scripts/software, etc.)
- Zero-touch enrollment for delivering an awesome (it's my MacBook) experience.
What needs improvement?
- More reporting functionalities on mail/export basis with a schedule.
- A remote tooling functionality for Windows devices (Jamf Remote).
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
ICT Client Services Manager at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
DEP imaging and settings deployment is almost instant when you click the save button
What is our primary use case?
Managing a large fleet of Apple devices, both Mac and iOS. We monitor our Apple inventory to make sure everything is running smooth.
How has it helped my organization?
I work with a school. Deploying apps and settings are a big part of the job. Jamf Pro allows me to do that without touching a device.
What is most valuable?
DEP imaging and settings deployment. This is almost instant from when you click the save button. It’s so good!!
What needs improvement?
There are some small but clunky UI elements — things like bulk editing of certain information and settings.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Head - Solution Consultant at Sniper Systems and Solutions Private Limited
Eases the task of device management and keeps us complaint-free
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the self-service, which lets users install their preferred application instead of installing all applications and filling the machine with junk."
- "It would be great if we get an email notification when the Mac users install any apps, so IT can be alerted."
What is our primary use case?
Easy management of Apple devices such as patch management, internal self-service portal & many more.
How has it helped my organization?
Using Jamf Pro makes us complaint-free & keeps our devices up to date.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the self-service, which lets users install their preferred application instead of installing all applications and filling the machine with junk.
What needs improvement?
It would be great if we get an email notification when the Mac users install any apps, so IT can be alerted.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Jamf Pro for more than two years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We evaluated other products but for apple devices, Jamf provides complete end-user and IT experiences.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated AirWatch & Cisco Meraki.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Desktop Support Engineer at Scrive
Saves us time, keeps us secure, and it is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "To have a zero-touch setup for the Macs and iPhones is more valuable than one can think."
- "I wish the inventory would have its own pane without having to do it as a search."
What is our primary use case?
We manage our Macs entirely with this solution and have it tied to our directory. Users, apps, and settings are all managed in this tool.
We create accounts at first start, with their directory credentials. It encrypts the disk, it reports back stats and installs the most important apps for them. It also saves time with setting up mail, having optional apps in self-service, etc.
With our setup, it's a complete tool for managing our fleet of Macs and iPhones. It saves time, keeps us secure, and is easy to use.
How has it helped my organization?
We have complete control over all of our Macs, which helps us with our security needs. For example, helping us getting our ISO27001 certification. Since you can distribute packages, apps, and scripts you can get this to tie in to basically anything.
We also use it with Jamf Protect, which gives us fantastic insights into how our organization is doing from a compliance perspective without really needing to do any work for it.
We have quite an advanced setup for the Macs, while the setup for iPhones is more basic (since you "only" can utilize the MDM framework). However, that is more than enough.
What is most valuable?
The PreStage enrollment is everything. To have a zero-touch setup for the Macs and iPhones is more valuable than one can think. Without it, we would probably need to double our IT Staff since we would need hands-on for every device. Now, we can ship computers directly to employees from the vendor and have it set up as our corporate device without lifting a finger. Since this feature also helps us tie into our directory service, we basically just have to create the directory account for the employee and Jamf takes care of the rest.
What needs improvement?
I wish the inventory would have its own pane without having to do it as a search. Hopefully coming soon!
Sometimes, I would just like to browse our fleet and can feel that the extra step of doing a clean search is a bit unnecessary. With that said, it's not hard to do it the way it is now. Maybe this is just as good of a solution for this and I just need some time to get used to it. The same goes for the user inventory.
I would also appreciate even more included attributes, and this is probably something you could never get enough of.
For how long have I used the solution?
We as a company have been using Jamf Pro for a couple of years. I have been using it for the past four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is pretty stable. Sometimes there are very short downtimes, but not often at all.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This product is very scalable. You can have tens of thousands of devices for it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used FileWave, but our company has only used Jamf.
How was the initial setup?
The JumpStart is extremely valuable, even if it's a bit pricy.
The setup can be as complex as you want.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
JumpStart is available at an additional cost.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did evaluate other options but found that Jamf is the Branch standard. It has a huge knowledge base, which isn't true for any competitor.
What other advice do I have?
Make sure you are clear with what you want before your JumpStart so that they can help you set up your environment the way you want.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
IT Operations Engineer at Cloudflare, Inc.
Zero-touch deployment is a wonderful feature
What is our primary use case?
I use this product to manage Apple devices in the enterprise. From profile configurations to security compliance.
How has it helped my organization?
Jamf changed our lives completely from configuration, compliance and management. We needed something like a complete Mac shop to help us manage devices all over the world. With Jamf Pro in the cloud, we are capable of managing these systems and devices with ease.
What is most valuable?
Zero-touch deployment is a wonderful feature. Being able to assign systems directly from the manufacturer to new employees has been amazing. Plus with a complete self-service portal, our users have the flexibility to install software they need when they need it. Not to mention a number of environmental nuisances that are one-click fixes here.
What needs improvement?
Pricing needs to be better for smaller businesses who need cloud-based products over on-premise solutions. It’s even hard for some medium and even large businesses to grasp the exceptionally high cost of the service.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Works at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Policies help us restrict content and add educational applications for young students
Pros and Cons
- "Policies are a great feature that allows us to push certain restrictions to devices that require them, such as the younger generation of students we have."
- "An in-house chat room would be a great way to communicate with your team when you aren't physically present with them."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for device management across a large school.
MDM solutions. We have over two hundred staff and fifteen-hundred students. Jamf Pro allows us to manage all devices across the school remotely and push out any policies, software updates, and applications as needed. We can do all this from the comfort of the IT office, allowing us to focus more on the education around technology, rather than keeping the technology running itself.
How has it helped my organization?
Jamf Pro has improved the way IT supports education. It isn't just about device support anymore, we understand the power technology holds in the classroom. We are now able to collaborate with teachers to help them get the most out of their lessons. They have a goal, we have the knowledge to help them accomplish this.
What is most valuable?
Policies are a great feature that allows us to push certain restrictions to devices that require them, such as the younger generation of students we have. It also allows us to make sure each device is set up with the correct software for learning to flourish.
What needs improvement?
An in-house chat room would be a great way to communicate with your team when you aren't physically present with them. Also, the ability to add notes on devices, so that a history can be shown as to why a user has done certain things, such as their troubleshooting process or just general thoughts.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for just under a year.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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