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7 min readHow much does it cost your organization to manage its Apple devices? Put another way, how much value does your device management system deliver?
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6 min readApple's new Return to Service feature—which Kandji now supports—is a boon to you as an admin because it solves several specific problems that had previously demanded onerous manual interventions. It'll save you time on resetting devices and readying them for new users—and it can even help you migrate your fleet from one MDM solution to another. That means you'll be freer to focus on more important business. Here's how.
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3 min readWe’ve added a new section to our Single Sign-On Extension Library Item: Platform SSO. But this is one Kandji feature that’s built as much for the future as it is for the present. Let us explain.
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6 min readFor some Apple admins, device names are crucial to their workflows. It’s the fundamental way they identify specific devices for remote management and in-person service. Admins also build workflows—often involving APIs—using the name as a pattern to automatically act on either one device or many.
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7 min readThough macOS has often been touted as being more secure than other operating systems, it's not immune to threats. That, and the Mac’s growing market share in the enterprise, are two reasons why there’s a growing market for macOS security researchers.
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2 min readKandji is pleased to announce its support for macOS Sonoma. One major result of that support: You can now require that FileVault be enabled during Automated Device Enrollment.
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2 min readKandji is pleased to announce its support for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS 17. The highlight: a new Return to Service workflow.
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3 min readSince their launches in 2007 and 2010 (respectively), iPhone and iPad have been adopted for an ever-expanding variety of business uses. While they’ve both been used for general-purpose communications and productivity, they’ve also proven useful for more specialized applications.
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9 min readSwitching from one MDM solution to another on a Mac fleet is no trivial undertaking. There are many moving parts to coordinate, and failure to think it all through could render your fleet unprotected at best and inoperable at worst. As usual with any serious IT project, prior planning and preparation will prevent any number of outcomes that you just don’t want.
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3 min readApple’s remarkable rise in the enterprise continues: In a survey of IT leaders in organizations with 1,000 or more employees, 76 percent said that the use of Apple devices in their companies increased over the past year. The top reason they cited: Apple devices improve productivity, particularly for hybrid and remote workforces.
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8 min readThe goal is straightforward. You want a system that will let your users present their credentials once and then have access to everything they need: their user accounts on computers, phones, or tablets; native applications on those devices; local network resources; and cloud apps and services.
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6 min readWhen Apple first introduced declarative device management (DDM) in 2021, the company dubbed the new framework “the future of device management.” DDM improves on traditional MDM by pushing much of the responsibility for device management down to the device itself.
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2 min readNow that working from anywhere on any device is the new norm, it has become increasingly imperative to prove that endpoint devices accessing corporate apps and resources are secure. This is where Kandji's new integration with Okta Device Trust platform (ODT) can help.
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5 min readDevice enrollment—how you actually get a new (or not-so-new) device under management—is one of the standout features of Apple’s device management ecosystem. For new devices purchased through Apple itself or an authorized retailer, the process is practically seamless.
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6 min readIn case you hadn’t heard, Apple is holding its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week. While the Vision Pro headset and other consumer-oriented hardware got most of the attention, Apple also made some announcements of particular interest to Apple IT admins. It was, in fact, one of the most momentous WWDCs for admins since the spring of 2016.
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