The Macs Are Already in Your Building. The Question Is Who's Managing Them.
Design teams, executives, developers, entire classrooms — Apple devices arrive whether IT plans for them or not. Managing them with a Windows-first tool (or not at all) leaves your shiniest hardware as your softest target. Jamf does one thing and does it definitively: Apple management, same-day compatible with every Apple OS release.
Why Jamf?
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Apple-Only Focus
When Apple ships an OS update, Jamf supports it day one — no waiting for a cross-platform vendor to catch up while updates pile up unpatched.
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Zero-Touch Deployment
Through Apple Business Manager or School Manager, devices ship straight to users and enroll themselves — configured, encrypted, and on policy at first boot.
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Security Without Resentment
FileVault enforcement, patch compliance, and app control that respect the Mac experience — users keep the machine they love; you get the controls you need.
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Education Pedigree
Jamf School manages iPad carts, classroom apps, and testing modes — the default choice in Apple-first classrooms.
Jamf – Core Solutions
Jamf Pro / Jamf Now
- Full lifecycle management: enrollment, configuration, app deployment, and inventory.
- Self Service catalog: users install approved apps without tickets.
- Patch automation for macOS and third-party apps.
Security & Compliance
- Jamf Protect: Mac-native endpoint security telemetry and threat defense.
- Compliance baselines (CIS) enforced and reported — evidence for auditors and cyber insurers.
- Integration with the palmiq-managed EDR stack (CrowdStrike and SentinelOne both run well on Mac — see those pages).
Education
- Jamf School for 1:1 iPad programs and shared carts.
- Teacher tools for classroom focus and app control.
- Works alongside palmiq's Chromebook and Google Workspace practice for mixed-fleet districts.
The palmiq Edge
Both Worlds, One Partner:
palmiq manages Windows fleets, Apple fleets, and Chromebooks — your Macs stop being the exception nobody owns.
Zero-Touch, Actually:
Apple Business Manager setup, DEP enrollment, and app licensing wired together by palmiq so "ship it to the new hire" just works.