LaunchPad Jamf Admin Podcast

In this video we look behind the curtain at our custom migration workflow for migrating from one MDM (such as JumpCloud, WorkspaceONE, MobileIron) to Jamf Pro!   ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Ever wonder how to securely do API calls through a script on a user’s computer, without compromising the API credentials? Spoiler alert: Using Parameters, Base64, and Encryption is not enough. Let’s think WAY outside the box. Like, what if our Jamf Policy scripts don’t even make their API calls within the Macs themselves? ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.    

Another year, another beach, another WWDC! Apple introduces Ventura, iOS 16, and a lot of exciting new features for Mac Admins. Watch as we go through the highlights and caveats of everything that Apple introduced this week.  ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Join us as William Smith (Talking Moose) discusses Jamf's newest and highly anticipated feature, App Installers. This feature brings true patch management to Jamf Pro that takes care of packaging and deployment of software to user's Macs. ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Chad Lawson, Rocketman Tech's DevOps Engineer, goes through why using Token Bearer Authentication with Jamf's API is more secure than the traditional Basic Authentication that we've been using for years, how to actually use this method, and some caveats involved.  For more information about Rocketman Tech, our Github, or to schedule a meeting, visit our website: https://rkmn.tech/YT   For follow up resources to this presentation, visit https://www.rocketman.tech/post/migrating-jamf-classic-api-scripts-to-token-authentication   ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Hugo Immediato, Rocketman Tech's Senior Jamf Engineer, goes over how to update macOS with using the Software Update MDM Command with Deferrals, and what is required to do so. In this presentation we go over: - What a Bootstrap Token is, and how to escrow it to Jamf  - How to upgrade your EndPoints to Monterey - How the MDM Software Update Command works   ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

In this LaunchPad session, we go through the latest Monterey updates for Mac System Administrator's that we've researched, including:  - Erase all Contents and Settings - Deferrals for Remote MDM Updates - Apple Configurator 2 for iOS - Mac Sharing Mode - Improvements to System Extensions - FileVault Screen Improvements   ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

In this presentation, Hugo Immediato, Rocketman Tech's Senior Jamf Engineer, goes through the various ways of updating macOS Monterey with Jamf Pro. ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Hugo Immediato, Rocketman Tech's Senior Jamf Engineer brings us through the most important WWDC updates for Mac Admins, and what we can expect from the latest macOS, Monterey. ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

Rocketman has made some amazing tools, available on their GitHub (https://github.com/Rocketman-Tech). In this presentation, Chad Lawson shows us how he created these tools, and how you can use them on your server.  ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

In this LaunchPad session, we discuss the best practices for documentation within Jamf Pro hosted by Chris Schasse, founder of Rocketman Tech. ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

In this video, we go through the differences between system and kernel extensions, why kernel extensions got deprecated in Big Sur, and the caveats behind deploying system extensions. Then Todd Ness gives an abbreviated version of his JNUC Presentation. You can find the full presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF9alaH2myk&t=0s ---------------------------------  Launchpad Podcast is hosted by Rocketman Tech where we discuss recent news, updates and happenings in the Jamf and Apple world. Always relevant and always casual, we'll have a Keynote speaker, discuss current LaunchPad events, and invite group discussion, questions and topic requests throughout the ~1 hour meeting.

In this LaunchPad episode, Dan K. Snelson shares a real-world solution for surfacing Mac compliance info using swiftDialog + Jamf Pro. His “Mac Health Check” tool acts as a visual, interactive dashboard for users with no configuration changes needed. Learn how to: • Display health and compliance info via Self Service • Customize dialog UI with swiftDialog • Log results for IT review   Perfect for orgs that want more visibility without disruption.   📍 Presented by Dan K. Snelson 🏫 Senior macOS & Mobile Systems Engineer 🛠️ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints   ---------------------------------------------------   🧠 Explore more resources and session highlights: ⁠LaunchPad Resources Blog⁠   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website.

Join Adam Derrick, Solutions Engineer for Identity at Jamf, as he explores the future of macOS identity management with Apple’s innovative Platform SSO framework. Discover how it transforms user login experiences with features like Simplified Setup during Setup Assistant, Tap to Login, and Shared Authenticated Node.   Adam highlights how Platform SSO leverages the Apple ecosystem to enhance authentication, showcases real-world customer implementations, and previews Jamf’s roadmap for expanded Platform SSO capabilities coming in macOS Tahoe.   🧠 Explore more resources and session highlights: ⁠LaunchPad Resources Blog⁠   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website.

With Tahoe’s highly anticipated release, let’s discuss if the hype is real—and how Jamf has been adapting to Apple’s changes. Featuring guest presenter Robert Hammen, Principal Mac Consultant at SAP, this October LaunchPad session dives into what’s new in macOS Tahoe and what Apple admins should prepare for as Apple evolves its platform.   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website: https://www.rocketman.tech

This month Matt Jerome, Sr Engineer for Desktops at Fanatics talks about how Jamf Setup Manager enables a pre-login onboarding flow that’s well-suited for schools, universities, and any org that prefers a “light-touch” deployment where IT sets up the Mac before handoff. In this LaunchPad session, Matt covers: What Jamf Setup Manager is and how it works Pre-login onboarding flows, end-user experience, and handoff Light-touch deployment scenarios and pitfalls to avoid Operational notes from managing 1,400 Macs at Fanatics Live Q&A --------------------------------------------------- For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website: https://www.rocketman.tech

Jamf’s biggest new features—Blueprints, Compliance, and the new AI Assistant—are now locked behind Jamf ID and Jamf Cloud. But what does this mean for Apple admins? In this LaunchPad episode, Rocketman’s fearless leader and Jamf troublemaker-in-chief, Chris Schasse, breaks it all down. We’ll explore the good, the bad, and the strange behind Jamf’s new direction, covering: Jamf Blueprints Compliance updates Jamf AI Assistant & AI Support Why Jamf ID matters for your workflows   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website: https://www.rocketman.tech

Join us for this month’s LaunchPad meetup with Tony Young, Senior Operations Engineer - Mac at Akima. We’ll be paddling across the liquid glass lakes of Tahoe’s crisp beta season, powered by collective Apple Intelligence, as Tony highlights key takeaways from the latest WWDC that Jamf Admins won’t want to miss.   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website: https://www.rocketman.tech

This month on LaunchPad, we're joined by Matt Woodruff, Lead Security Solutions Architect at Jamf, to answer all your questions about Jamf's new tool: Jamf Compliance Editor. This powerful tool simplifies the process of achieving macOS security compliance for enterprise organizations—making it easy to select and customize security controls and upload configurations to Jamf Pro with a single click.   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit us at ⁠www.rocketman.tech⁠

S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. has been the standard at Rocketman Tech for macOS patching. In this presentation, Rocketman will be doing a Q&A with the Superman himself, Kevin White.   ---------------------------------------------------   For more information about Rocketman Tech, or to schedule a meeting with one of our Jamf Experts, visit our website: https://www.rocketman.tech