JAMF Software, easy to use, helpful to manage
July 02, 2018
JAMF Software, easy to use, helpful to manage
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Jamf Pro
At CSBSJU, we use this software to manage our Mac computers. IT Services uses JAMF to manage computers campus-wide. It allows us to remotely push out software and system updates, as well as creating a branded 'app store' for our users, called Self Service. Because we have hundreds of macs, if we had to touch every computer, that would take a while.
- I like their web console, it makes it easy to manage computers, even if you are not physically using a mac to manage them
- There are easy to use Mac apps to manage the computers
- The apps are very laid out, and easy to explain and learn how to use.
- Sometimes Composer can be slow
- Frequently have issues with JAMF Admin being open at the same time on multiple machines
- When scheduling jobs, the 'master' computer must still be on, the task can't be saved to run on the JAMF server
- Easy to locate macs
- Can lock down potentially stolen/lost macs
- Ease of use for IT Staff
Apple Configurator is an alternative to JAMF when managing iOS devices. Because we use iOS devices in classrooms sometimes, we also have to manage these iOS devices. Apple Configurator works, but it can be clunky, and then we have two tools to manage our apple devices. By using JAMF, it is all in one place, and a similar configuration.