dataJAR presentations at Virtual JNUC 2021

With JNUC 2021 less than a month away, dataJAR is once again contributing to the world’s largest gathering of Apple administrators with three presentations and participation in a panel discussion.

In this post you will find information on the topics and schedule for all dataJAR presentations.

1. Managing iPads, for the Mac Admin |  Ben Toms, Head of Innovation and Platform, dataJAR.

Summary:
Are you a Mac Admin tasked with managing iPads? During this session we will lifecycle manage an iPad touching on elements that are both familiar and unknown, such as ADE enrolments, Managed Apple IDs, Shared iPad, Managed Open In.

Session type:
How to

Experience level:
Level 300 (advanced)

Session track:
Enterprise, small and medium business, K-12 education, higher education

Product:
Jamf Pro

Session Topics:
Classroom management, device management, end user interactions, IT best practices

Date and time:
Tuesday, Oct 19, 6:30pm – 7:00pm BST

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2. Panel discussion: take your patch management to the next level 

Presenters:
• Ryan Ball, Mac Consultant Engineer, Alectrona
• Armin Briegel, Mac Admin, Consultant and Author, Scripting OS X
• Ben Toms, Head of Innovation and Platform, dataJAR 
• Sam Weiss, Manager, Solution Partner Program, Jamf

Summary: 
Keeping software up to date can be one of the most important, yet time consuming and frustrating responsibilities of a Mac Admin. Achieving a balance between security and the end user experience can make this an even greater challenge. Jamf Marketplace partners discuss different approaches to patch management and how both built-in and third party integrations can take your patch management to the next level with Jamf Pro, Jamf School and Jamf Now.

They will discuss: 
• How to obtain and distribute software updates efficiently and securely, as well as how to ensure users update software while still providing a great end user experience 
• Testing workflows and scaled rollouts 
•Reporting options and how to address problems

Session type:
General

Experience level: 
Level 200 (intermediate)

Session track: 
Enterprise, small and medium business, K-12 education, higher education, developer, IT best practices

Product: 
Jamf Now, Jamf Pro, Jamf School

Session topics: 
Device management, end user interactions, integrations with Jamf products, security

Date and time: 
Thursday, Oct 21, 2.30pm – 5:00pm BST

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Our lead developer and trainer, Richard Mallion, will also attend this conference and cover the following interesting subjects:

3. Jamf Pro API with Swift | Richard Mallion, Lead Developer and Trainer, dataJAR

Summary:
Automation is important for IT. With that in mind, this session will cover Jamf Pro’s API but from a Swift point of view. We start with some basic examples, leading up to more complex ones. This session will also cover the more common tasks dataJAR uses the Jamf Pro APIs for, with example code.

Session type: 
How to

Experience level: 
Level 300 (advanced)

Session track: 
Developer

Product: 
Jamf Pro

Session topics:
Integrations with Jamf products, Scripting/APIs

Date and time: 
Tuesday, Oct 19, 7:30pm – 8:00pm BST

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4. Unified Logging | Richard Mallion, Lead Developer and Trainer, dataJAR.

Summary:
An in-depth look at Unified Logging across all Apple devices. How the unified logging functions, how to search for useful results. Specifically in relation to managing Apple devices.

Session type:
How to

Experience level:
Level 200 (intermediate)

Session track:
Enterprise, small and medium business, K-12 education, higher education

Product:
Jamf Protect

Session Topics:
Other

Date and time:
Thursday, Oct 21, 5:00pm – 5:30pm BST

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