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   Jamf Now Sponsoring TidBITS

   Adam C. Engst

   We're pleased to welcome back as our latest long-term TidBITS sponsor
   [1]Jamf Now, formerly Bushel, the cloud-based mobile device management
   (MDM) solution for Apple devices in the workplace.

   What's MDM? Put simply, it's the automation of standard setup and
   maintenance tasks for iPhones, iPads, and Macs so when your company
   buys a new device, you don't have to manually configure email,
   distribute apps, and enable necessary security settings.

   Jamf Now is designed for small to mid-sized organizations that have
   outgrown manual configuration but aren't yet at the size where the
   enterprise-level [2]Jamf Pro is warranted for MDM. Much of the
   difference comes down to features and price ' while Jamf Now offers
   only some of the core features that Jamf Pro does, it is much more
   affordable at $2 per device per month. And you can give Jamf Now a try
   for free with up to three devices.

   Julio Ojeda-Zapata reviewed Jamf Now a couple of years ago when it was
   still called Bushel in '[3]ITbits: Bushel Helps Small Companies Manage
   Apple Devices' (31 March 2015). He concluded that 'it's simple, easy to
   understand, and inexpensive ' a perfect combination for allowing the
   part-time IT administrator to get back to her other tasks.'

   That's why I'm especially glad to have Jamf Now returning as a TidBITS
   sponsor ' while there's a lot more talk about social media and chat
   apps and games these days, I far prefer it when TidBITS can help people
   who use their Apple devices for productive work. If Julio's
   hypothetical part-time IT administrator can tell her boss that she has
   rationalized all device management for less than $25 per year with Jamf
   Now after reading about it here, I'll be happy.

   Thanks to Jamf for their support of TidBITS and the Apple community!

References

   1. https://www.jamf.com/products/jamf-now/
   2. https://www.jamf.com/products/jamf-pro/
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/15541

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