Jamf Announces Same-Day Support for Apple’s macOS Big Sur
12 November 2020 - 7:31PM
Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard in Apple Enterprise Management,
today announced it is prepared to support and extend key
functionality in Apple’s macOS Big Sur update, which became
available today. Jamf customers can upgrade to macOS Big Sur the
day it’s available, and customers using Jamf for Apple security can
be confident their endpoint security solution will work seamlessly
with macOS Big Sur without disrupting end users or organizational
security. Through extensive testing in Apple’s beta releases, Jamf
ensures compatibility for all of Apple’s fall releases, including
macOS Big Sur, across its solution portfolio.
“macOS Catalina highlighted the unique capabilities and power of
an Apple-native approach, and macOS Big Sur unveils a user
experience on Mac that is familiar to those that love iOS. These
advancements are pushed even further forward with Apple’s new M1
chip, which I believe will continue to spur Mac as the device of
choice in the enterprise,” said Jason Wudi, chief technology
officer, Jamf. “Because Jamf is solely focused on empowering our
customers with Apple, we are consistently ready to support and
extend Apple’s latest operating system functionality. As a result,
your organization can upgrade to macOS Big Sur with all of its new
features and security mechanisms on your schedule, not ours.”
macOS Big Sur delivers powerful features that will help
organizations in three areas – user provisioning, enterprise
workflows and institutional security enhancements. Plus, there is
additional functionality to empower distance learning. Features
include:
- New user
provisioning, providing an entire
spectrum of enrollment
- Auto Advance for Mac gives IT admins another way to
configure user enrollment and skip different set-up screens,
providing a faster path to getting employees logged in and
productive. Now, organizations can offer a streamlined, minimalist
experience with Auto Advance for Mac, or a highly personalized
experience with Enrollment Customization.
- Powerful and scalable enterprise
workflows
- Supervision for User-approved MDM – Admins can apply additional
management functionality to devices that have already been
deployed. Previously, this functionality was only available during
the initial provisioning of a device. With this update, IT can use
Jamf to manage a new range of settings.
- New MDM commands and restrictions – As Apple continues to
increase the scope of how IT admins can manage devices, Jamf is
ready to support new commands and restrictions, including setting
the default time zone and restricting Wi-Fi MAC address
randomization.
- Institutional security enhancements
- Managed Apps – With macOS Big Sur, Managed Apps can now be used
to enhance institutional security and protect data by giving IT
teams increased management capabilities and oversight. School IT
admins can configure Managed Apps with Jamf and even convert an
already installed app from unmanaged to managed.
- Continued innovation in distance
learning
- Availability of the Jamf Teacher app for Jamf School on Mac –
macOS Big Sur expands the options schools and teachers have to
manage student iOS devices. Teachers are now able use the Jamf
Teacher App for Jamf School, which works wirelessly, to manage
student iPads on either a Mac or an iPad. Teachers can conveniently
manage classes and lessons inside or outside the classroom, from
any device.
- Cellular Activation Enhancements for LTE-enabled iPads – Using
Jamf School, IT admins are now able to batch-activate school-issued
LTE/cellular enabled iPads before they are deployed to students, so
the device is ready to connect to the internet the minute the
device is opened.
About JamfJamf, the standard in Apple
Enterprise Management, extends the legendary Apple experience
people love to businesses, schools and government organizations
through its software and the world’s largest online community of IT
admins focused exclusively on Apple, Jamf Nation. To learn more,
visit: www.jamf.com.
Media Contact:Rachel Nauenmedia@jamf.com
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