Whether at work or in life, as long as the use of electronic products, are inseparable from the software. Software is generally divided into system software and application software. No matter which kind of software can not be avoided installation, upgrade, uninstallation and other operations, in the enterprise, school, if there are 100 internal equipment, each device has 15 software, on average, each software every 3 months, there is an update, then every 3 months there are 1500 times to update, if there are 500 sets of 7,500, 1,000 sets is 15,000 times, and many large-scale enterprises have tens of thousands of units, only the software installation and update is more than 100,000 times, relying on human repetitive labour has been unable to adapt to this workload. Only the installation of software updates up to more than 100,000 times, relying on human repetitive labour has been unable to adapt to this workload. Good thing there is a class of software applications are specifically designed to solve these problems, which is the MDM, but MDM can achieve more than that, today only introduces Jamf Pro many features in the software management function.
Scenario 1.
Near the end of the school year, a school needs to conduct online tests, how can we make every student’s iPad or computer have the latest test software installed according to the requirements? Let’s see how the administrator can do it easily with Jamf Pro. For iPad, the administrator only needs to set up the app distribution policy the day before the test, and the whole operation only takes about 5 minutes. iPad terminals will automatically install the app under the network status, and the administrator can check the status of the app to make sure that all the devices have the app installed. for macOS devices, the administrator can also complete the software distribution policy in less than 10 minutes. For MacOS devices, the administrator can also complete the software distribution policy in 10 minutes, silently push and install the app on all networked clients, and see how the policy is being enforced.
Scenario 2.
There is a group of MacOS and iOS devices that need to be upgraded due to low system versions that cannot run the required applications. The administrator simply connects all the macOS and iOS devices that need to be upgraded to a power source before the end of the workday, and then sends remote upgrade commands to these devices via Jamf Pro to return home from work on time. These devices will automatically download the update and install it as soon as they receive the command, eliminating the need for administrators to manually operate and watch over them. In addition, performing updates during non-working hours allows for a more rational use of network resources.
The above 2 scenarios show that Jamf Pro greatly improves the efficiency of software deployment while providing visibility and control of the deployment. Whether it is 100, 1,000 or 10,000 end devices, one administrator is enough, and the main management work will not increase because of the increase in the number of end devices, which saves manpower and time costs and improves efficiency at the same time.