EraseInstall application retired

It makes me very sad that the EraseInstall application has been retired. We built this tool three years ago, mostly because we wanted to learn how to build an app like this on macOS. We think it worked out well. We learned a lot, and are glad the application was useful to some. Since then, all the people involved in the EraseInstall Project have moved on to other jobs or other responsibilities....

March 17, 2021 · 1 min

The story of trust destroyed | JNUC 2020

The truth about MDM Migration: Journey through time as Jamf consulting engineer me and Rob Potvin will talk about the current design of the Apple MDM protocol and what the migration process looks like for moving existing devices from one MDM to another. This can be fairly difficult, but success is possible with a bit of time, effort and planning. It is not really migrating, but destroying trust. Presentation Video Tools ReEnroller...

October 1, 2020 · 1 min

Off-boarding in a Modern Deployment | JNUC 2019

Imaging is dead. Secure Boot and the T2 system controller have changed the toolset available to Mac administrators. The new post-imaging world of Mojave requires new workflows. We learn about the role that ‘off-boarding’ or the erase/install step has in the modern macOS deployment cycle. In this session, we will explore the startosinstall command in detail and learn about its uses and limitations. Finally, we will introduce a few workflows and tools (Erase&Install....

November 25, 2019 · 1 min