Hiring IT Talent
How to Hire a Jamf Administrator Who Can Do the Job
What a Jamf administrator does, the skills to test for, interview questions that reveal real experience, and the red flags to watch for when hiring.
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Guides for Apple IT Teams
Practical guides on managing Apple devices at work and the IT around them, written by the TexArxs team for IT leaders and Mac administrators.
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Endpoint Management
Jamf Pro vs Microsoft Intune for Mac Devices: How to Choose
How Jamf Pro and Microsoft Intune compare for managing Mac devices, where each fits, and the questions that decide which suits your organisation.
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Hiring IT Talent
Mac Admin, MDM Engineer or EUC Architect: Which Do You Need?
The difference between a Mac administrator, an MDM or endpoint engineer and an EUC architect, and how to decide which role your organisation should hire.
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Apple & Mac
Zero-Touch Mac Onboarding: A Guide for New Starters
A practical checklist for onboarding new starters on Mac devices with zero-touch setup, from ordering and Apple Business to day-one apps and security.
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Endpoint Management
Jamf Pro Managed Software Updates: A Complete Guide
How Jamf Pro managed software updates deliver declarative, enforced OS updates across macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS, and how to set them up.
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Security
Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A Guide for IT Leaders
How data loss prevention (DLP) protects company data from insider risk, attacks and accidental exposure across endpoints and cloud services.
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Endpoint Management
Jamf Pro Policies: Automating Apple Device Management
How Jamf Pro policies automate Apple device management, from software deployment and scripts to security settings and Self Service.
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Endpoint Management
VPN on Apple Devices: IKEv2, Per-App and Always On
How Apple devices support IKEv2, per-app VPN and Always On VPN to protect company data across iOS, iPadOS and macOS, and how MDM configures them.
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Identity & Access
Platform SSO: Modern Sign-In for Mac Devices
How Platform SSO modernises sign-in on Mac devices, replacing Active Directory binding with your cloud identity provider. What changes for users.
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Security
Building an Apple Device Security Strategy with MDM
How to build an Apple device security strategy with MDM, FileVault, the Secure Enclave and the protections built into iOS and macOS.
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Security
Unlocking FileVault Over SSH in macOS Tahoe
macOS Tahoe lets IT admins unlock FileVault-encrypted Mac devices over SSH after a restart, without physical access. How it works and when to use it.