Answering an authentic enterprise need, Jamf has launched a preview of cloud-based software which should make it simpler to share iOS devices, such as for example iPads , within teams.

Making iPad and iPhone sharing better

This can be a long-needed solution for most businesses, as existing tools to talk about iPads are imperfect and require constant logins to the applications and device. While Apple has managed to get somewhat easier to talk about iPads in work and school environments , it’s fair to state the answer isn’t quite yet seamless.

The company is attempting to react to this need with a fresh Single Login workflow supported by Jamf Setup and Jamf Reset (themselves launched in 2018 ). The workflow is apparently yet another enhancement offered by the company’s recently announced support for Microsoft Azure .

Bringing partnerships together

Apple’s Education and Enterprise Product Manager, Jeremy Butcher, this past year hinted at improvements to ID management  on Apple devices when he described user enrollment as a balancing act between effective security enterprise and protection management. To illustrate the real point, he ended his talk to a demonstration of Azure used to create an iPhone for secure business use.

A couple of months later and Azure is helping Jamf deliver a remedy that balances device security with real-world enterprise needs. It can so by letting a user’s cloud ID credentials be utilized to instantly provision and reprovision an iOS or iPadOS device. The fantastic advantage is that it uses single sign-on and doesn’t require the IT department to really handle these devices – it’s all managed from the console-based system.

How is this useful?

So, how could this be utilized?

A ongoing company may have 100 iPads it regularly shares between 150 members of staff. With this tool, an employee member can sign right into a shared iPad making use of their unique cloud ID and all data, documents, and any apps assigned compared to that user will be downloaded and offered.

The deployment is secur, e because the given information is removed and replaced when another user logs in.

It’s a solution that needs to be of use to numerous enterprises that already depend on shared devices – think airlines, logistics, and field services teams, for instance.

“Jamf believes you can find two forms of iPhone and iPad deployments running a business: devices for general productivity and devices for specific workflows. Devices for productivity are assigned to a person and used to improve daily efficiency. Devices for specific workflows are employed for a purposeful activity, and shared amongst users often, like care providers, flight attendants, or sales teams,” said Josh Jagdfeld, senior director of partnerships, Jamf.

It is created by the solution easier to secure devices in your fleet as permissions, data, and app access are controlled on a per-user basis. It facilitates companies attempting to provide employees with personalized usage of apps and means users don’t have to remember multiple passwords to gain access to all those apps.

The workflow also allows device assignments to be audited for inventory and security management utilizing the admin console, which lets management see which user is assigned to a tool, and what privileges and apps receive to each user.

Designed for sharing

Another pain point addressed in this release is what goes on to these devices and a user’s data when it’s returned to the sharing pool. That is one particular common problems that can result in data protection and security errors as people neglect to reset their devices if they return them. Jamf Reset supplies a one-touch tool that removes information from the devic swiftly,e rendering it ready for another user in seconds.

“Modern warehouse operators use traveling with a laptop to boost every certain section of their operations, and Apple helps us deliver on the shop floor. Because of this powerful platform, we are able to offer better workflows, instant communications, error elimination, safety and regulatory compliance – all with an excellent user experience,” said Nate Brown, CEO of EVS, in a statement from Jamf.

Jamf jamf and Setup Reset apps require jamf Pro and so are on the App Store.

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