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Apple released a bunch of new hardware this week. The updated the iPad, iPad Air, [MacBook Air[(https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-chip-and-a-sky-blue-color/), and Mac Studio.
📰 News and Opinion
On Professional Development: Celebrating International
learn all that is learnable. Be a sponge read all the kb’s
Jamf announces intent to acquire Identity Automation
Jamf […] today announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Identity Automation. Identity Automation is a dynamic identity and access management (IAM) platform for industries that are defined by frequent role adjustments, such as education and healthcare.
⚙️ Apple Updates
Apple Developer Documentation: ManagedApp
The framework works in conjunction with Device Management to provide streamlined and secure access to secrets and configuration. Secrets include passwords, certificates, and identities. Configuration includes general information, for example a server URL and its timeout in seconds.
🔨 Support and Tutorials
Automate your fleet with declarative policies
If you’re familiar with the declarative vs. imperative approach, you know that instead of managing tasks step by step, you define the desired state and let automation handle the rest.
Mac Endpoint Telemetry With Jamf
The telemetry feature in Jamf provides a wide range of events to analyze. To help you get started, this blog post will outline a few use cases that you may find helpful after enabling this new feature.
Rotating the credentials for a Jamf Pro AWS cloud distribution point
Rich Trouton on DerFlounder
many shop’s security policies mandate rotating AWS credentials on a regular basis
🤖 Scripting and Automation
Create DDM Software Update Plan
Andreas Vogel on GitHub
This script helps automate the process of creating and managing macOS software update plans using Jamf Pro Declarative Device Management (DDM).
Determining update source for Microsoft Office 365 applications
Rich Trouton on DerFlounder
it’s possible to query the application’s metadata using the mdls command line tool to see if the app has an associated App Store receipt
JamfScopeAdjuster: Fine-tune your automated deployments and say bye bye to scope creep!
JamfScopeAdjuster is a custom AutoPkg processor. It tweaks the scope of Jamf Pro objects like policies, configuration profiles, apps and more. You can add or remove targets and exclusions without using the Jamf Pro web GUI.
♻️ Updates and Releases
Jamf ID update complete
The Jamf ID update is now complete. Your name, email, phone number, language and email opt-out status have been migrated.
🎧 Listen
Vulnerability Management with Kandji
Arek Dreyer from Kandji is back to talk through some updates to Kandji’s platform focused on Security, and he’s brought a friend, Matt Day.
DDM Deja Vu & Other Mysteries: A Kale Salad for Your Mac
In this episode, the hosts delve into maximizing earnings from the Amazon Affiliate Program, including the requirement to link clients to a webpage first for tracking and credit.
Getting the right data into your LLM tools
Ken Kocienda (author of Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs) about Infactory and the role of getting the right data in LLM tools.
🎈Just for Fun
First Look: New Apple Emojis in iOS 18.4 Beta 2
This update introduces nine new emojis to the standard emoji keyboard on iOS