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Like the Mac admins they work with, Kandji’s product engineers have to deal with a lot of everyday computing chores—tracking projects, doing presentations, recording screens, …
November 23, 2022
Product Update
Kandji admins can now set shorter enforcement timeframes for automatically updating apps from the Kandji Auto App catalog. Prior to this latest release, Kandji admins …
November 21, 2022
Recent News
A few months ago, we told you about how you—as an IT admin in the enterprise—can think about the mass deployment of Apple devices. Our …
November 15, 2022
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In May 2022, Apple announced a new series of online IT training and certification programs. These programs follow two tracks: Apple Device Support and Apple …
November 8, 2022
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For years now, many Mac apps have been installing components that launch automatically at login and/or that run in the background. It’s always been hard …
November 4, 2022
Product Update
Today Kandji is announcing first-in-the-market support for active Declarative Device Management (DDM) for supervised devices. Not only has Kandji enabled DDM, but we also support …
November 3, 2022
Product Update
Today, Kandji is excited to announce our integration with Teams, Microsoft's video conferencing, messaging, and all-around collaboration platform. Using the new Teams integration, Kandji customers …
October 27, 2022
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With the release of macOS Ventura, many Apple admins may be wondering about how to defer upgrades to the new OS. As an admin, you …
October 26, 2022
Product Update
Today, Kandji is pleased to announce same-day support for Apple’s latest operating system releases: macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16. (iOS 16 and tvOS 16 were …
October 24, 2022
Kandji, today announced its revolutionary new Device Harmony platform, which tears down the wall between enterprise IT and InfoSec teams, so they can truly work …
October 3, 2022
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Although Apple designs security into its hardware, software, and services, Apple devices are not immune to malware and unwanted software installation. According to Malwarebytes’ 2022 …
September 30, 2022
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At some point in your IT career, you’ve no doubt spent a good chunk of your time stationed on the help desk, fielding questions from …
September 23, 2022
Product Update
Blueprints are the cornerstone of Kandji’s device management platform. They streamline how you organize configurations and software and continually enforce parameters for managed devices. And …
September 14, 2022
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Today, Apple released iOS 16 and tvOS 16 to the public. We’ve thoroughly tested all Kandji services with iOS 16 and tvOS 16 including enrollment, …
September 12, 2022
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At a high level, virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single computer; those multiple instances are called virtual machines, or “VMs” …
September 2, 2022
Product Update
Kandji has new Managed OS library items for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. This expanded operating system support is now available to all customers. Managed OS …
August 31, 2022
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The primary function of Apple devices in an organization is, of course, to provide computing and communications for individual users. But that’s not the only …
August 25, 2022
Product Update
Last year, Kandji introduced Passport, which makes the login process easier for end users by letting them sign in to their local device accounts with …
August 23, 2022
Recent News
Switching your organization from one mobile device management solution to another is not a trivial undertaking. It can be a substantial project requiring careful planning …
August 19, 2022
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Dear Apple software developer, I’m writing today as just one of the thousands of Apple device administrators worldwide who work in institutions large and small, …
August 12, 2022
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aThe job of installing apps on your organization’s Mac computers—one of the most fundamental responsibilities for any Apple admin—is complicated by the fact that there …
July 29, 2022
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Organizations can use a variety of signals when making decisions about allowing access to enterprise resources. Relying solely on authentication via password isn’t enough: According …
July 27, 2022
Product Update
One common way to authenticate a user’s identity is with username and password credentials. Another, especially in enterprise environments, is with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) …
July 20, 2022
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We said it last year, but we’ll say it again: Now that prerelease versions of Apple’s next operating systems—this year, that means macOS Ventura and …
July 19, 2022
Product Update
For Apple IT teams whose end-users speak languages other than English, Kandji now supports localized languages in the macOS menu bar item, in the Self …
July 11, 2022
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With computers, there are usually multiple ways to do a given thing. On Mac, the most obvious and most common way is through the graphical …
July 7, 2022
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Over the past several years, Apple has made a number of deep platform changes to both macOS and Mac hardware that have resulted in enormous shifts in …
July 1, 2022
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For IT teams deploying Mac computers, the question is: To create local IT admin accounts on those computers or not? To be clear on what …
June 24, 2022
Product Update
In Apple device management, automation is everything. The more of your work that you can automate via scripts, APIs, and other tools, the less you …
June 22, 2022
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For many years, if employees were given a choice in the kind of digital device they’d use for work, it was usually a binary one: …
June 17, 2022
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Last week’s WWDC included nearly 200 sessions. Most of them focused on topics of interest primarily to developers (rightly enough), but many had announcements of …
June 14, 2022
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Last year, at WWDC 2021, Apple introduced a new concept for Apple admins: Dubbed declarative device management (a.k.a. declarative MDM), it was an evolutionary advance …
June 10, 2022
Product Update
As workers return to the office, managing their access to company Wi-Fi is once again top-of-mind for many Mac admins. It’s been top of mind …
June 9, 2022
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For Mac admins, single sign-on (SSO) sounds like a great idea. In that ideal world, a user would turn on their Mac computer, sign in …
June 8, 2022
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When you think of mass deployments of Apple devices, you might typically think of schools. IT admins who work in education know all about deploying …
June 3, 2022
Product Update
Kandji makes it simple to configure and deliver applications and operating systems to end-user devices. You just select the appropriate Auto App or Managed OS …
June 1, 2022
Recent News
On the Internet, nobody knows who you are–only who you say you are. Our digital interactions happen on servers and devices, with people we may …
May 27, 2022
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Mac users have long enjoyed the platform’s open approach to computing. There was an exposed file system, no limitations on how many apps you could …
May 20, 2022
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Application programming interfaces—better known as APIs—make it possible for one service to talk to another without needing to know how the other one works. They …
May 13, 2022
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Maybe a batch of new iPhone devices you just bought aren’t showing up in Apple Business Manager. Or licenses you recently purchased from Apps and …
May 10, 2022
Product Update
Kandji's new Recovery Password library item allows you to configure and apply recovery passwords (to Mac computers with Apple silicon) and EFI firmware passwords (for …
May 9, 2022
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What kind of accounts should you create when you provision Mac computers for your users: admin or standard? It’s an age-old question in Apple IT …
April 29, 2022
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As an IT admin, you’ve almost certainly had to check some form of log when investigating a problem. Logs tell the story of what’s happening …
April 27, 2022
Product Update
Kandji now integrates with PacketFence, the free, open-source network access control (NAC) solution that allows admins to effectively secure networks of all sizes. The integration …
April 21, 2022
Recent News
Two years ago, IT departments all over the world got a crash course in managing remote workforces. Mac admins had to quickly figure out how …
April 15, 2022
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As the world moves to remote and hybrid work, zero-touch deployments have become more important than ever. Handing out Mac computers to new employees on …
April 8, 2022
Product Update
We’ve updated Auto Apps to give admins greater control over the notifications those apps generate for users. In the configuration module for a given Auto …
March 28, 2022
Recent News
It’s one thing for a Mac admin to distribute apps to users. It’s another thing to make sure those apps stay up to date. Patch …
March 25, 2022
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Distributing and managing apps is one of a Mac admin’s core responsibilities. Apple makes this relatively easy for some apps, thanks to Apple Business Manager's …
March 17, 2022
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Apple Business Manager is a critical tool for anyone who manages Apple devices. It provides a critical link between your device-management solution and your devices, …
March 11, 2022
Product Update
Kandji now integrates with Foqal Agent, the service-desk and automation tool that lets IT admins use Slack to create support tickets—either in Foqal’s ticketing system …
March 5, 2022
Product Update
Kandji has completely revamped the Integrations section of our web app. That section, where you configure the integration of third-party apps and services with Kandji, …
March 1, 2022
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It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Apple is removing Python 2.7 from the upcoming macOS 12.3 release: As far back as 2019, the company said it …
February 25, 2022
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At the end of the day, what is a Mac admin’s primary responsibility? To deliver hardware? To maintain security? To just keep the trains running? …
February 18, 2022
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The goal is straightforward. You’d like a system that would let your users present their credentials once and then have access to everything they need: …
February 11, 2022
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Last year, Kandji commissioned a survey to find out how IT admins and leaders in the United States were dealing with the new hybrid workplace—in …
February 2, 2022
Product Update
Drata is a fast-growing SaaS company that provides seamless compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA by automating the process of collecting …
January 31, 2022
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How do you want the devices you manage to be configured? What settings do you want to be enforced, which apps do you want to …
January 28, 2022
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Managed Apple IDs are Apple ID accounts that your organization creates, controls, and assigns to users. Like any Apple ID, Managed Apple IDs can be …
January 20, 2022
Kandji is excited to announce our integration with Secureframe. Information about devices in your Kandji instance can be pulled into Secureframe to inform SOC 2, …
January 17, 2022
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Securing sensitive company data is one of the top priorities for any IT department. For businesses that run on Apple, FileVault is an essential tool …
January 14, 2022
Product Update
Kandji is pleased to announce our partnership with Trusona. You can now use Kandji to deploy Trusona’s multifactor authentication (MFA) solution for Mac computers at …
January 12, 2022
Recent News
Back in 2019, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced some major changes to the way software developers would be able to interact with …
January 7, 2022
Product Update
Kandji is pleased to announce an update to our Software Update library item, as well as two new Auto Apps. Software Update Library Item The …
December 29, 2021
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Let’s be honest: Sometimes there’s a trust gap between IT and end-users. Admins may promulgate a policy without explaining the “why” behind it. Users may …
December 22, 2021
Product Update
We are pleased to announce a new version of our Self Service app for Apple's mobile platforms. The Kandji Self Service app for macOS has …
December 20, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is pleased to announce newly expanded hours for customer support, as well as a slew of recently added Auto Apps. New Support Hours Kandji’s …
December 15, 2021
Recent News
Back at WWDC 2021 in June, Apple announced a slew of exciting changes that are coming to device management, from declarative MDM to erase all …
December 10, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is excited to announce the release of a new library item that will give Apple admins finer control over data flows on iOS and …
December 8, 2021
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If you manage Apple devices, sooner or later you’ll consider the question: Should we switch from our current device-management solution to another? That question immediately …
December 3, 2021
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Weak and forgotten passwords have always been a sore spot for IT. Single sign-on (SSO) with SAML can ease that pain, by simplifying the login …
November 19, 2021
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Kandji has announced that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding, at a nearly 10x increase in valuation since the company’s Series A …
November 18, 2021
Product Update
Today, Kandji announced the release of Passport, an authentication product that creates a seamless, one-password sign-in experience for users. Kandji Passport validates the credentials a …
October 28, 2021
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Apple device management has changed dramatically over the past decade, and it’s poised to change even more dramatically in the not-too-distant future. Recently, Kandji hosted …
October 22, 2021
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Kandji, the leader in modern Apple device management, today announced the results of a global survey of more than 300 IT professionals about the correlation …
October 7, 2021
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By now, you’ve no doubt heard a lot about the “hybrid workplace”: After a year-plus when many employees worked entirely at home, many are now …
October 7, 2021
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iCloud Private Relay is Apple's latest initiative to protect consumer privacy. The service—which debuts as a public beta in macOS Monterey and iOS and iPadOS …
September 24, 2021
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Back in June, Apple announced new versions of its operating systems: macOS Monterey and iOS/iPadOS 15. Sometime this fall, those new OSes will be officially …
September 9, 2021
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As an Apple admin, one of your responsibilities is to secure company data on your users’ Apple devices. Luckily, those devices are inherently secure, which …
September 3, 2021
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Last week, we talked about why it’s important to test prerelease operating systems. The reasoning is straightforward: You need to test new operating systems before …
August 27, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is pleased to announce our redesigned Automated Device Enrollment library item in the Kandji web app. Apple created Automated Device Enrollment to make it …
August 25, 2021
Recent News
Last week, we wrote about three ways to access Apple beta software (including one that’s designed specifically for Apple admins, AppleSeed for IT). But some …
August 20, 2021
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Testing prerelease versions of upcoming operating systems to see how they get along with your existing technology infrastructure is a critical project for IT administrators …
August 13, 2021
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Along with the rest of the world, corporate workplaces were turned upside down over the past year and a half. In a shockingly short period …
July 16, 2021
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Every year, veteran tech journalist Jason Snell asks a panel of Apple experts to assess the company’s product performance over the preceding 12 months. He …
July 9, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is excited to announce our integration with Vanta. Information about devices in your Kandji instance can now be used to inform Vanta’s security and …
July 8, 2021
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At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021), Apple announced a slew of exciting new tools for IT admins. Several of them are specifically aimed …
July 2, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is excited to announce Kandji Liftoff. When a Mac is first enrolled into Kandji, settings are delivered, apps are installed, and security controls are …
June 22, 2021
Recent News
Last week we told you about two of Apple’s most significant announcements for Mac admins at WWDC 2021: Declarative MDM and Configurator app on iPhone …
June 15, 2021
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Currently, the only way to assign Mac computers to your organization in Apple Business Manager is to buy them from Apple or an authorized reseller …
June 11, 2021
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At its 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced a significant advance in the MDM protocol. Dubbed “declarative MDM,” the technology promises to make device management …
June 11, 2021
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It’s that’s time of year again: At its 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced the next version of macOS—named Monterey—as well as iOS and iPadOS …
June 8, 2021
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According to one recent estimate, nearly a quarter of the computers now used in U.S. enterprises (with more than 1,000 employees) are made by Apple …
June 4, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is excited to announce an updated interface for managing integrations with user directories, as well as support for SCIM (in early access by request) …
June 3, 2021
Recent News
Apple Business Manager (ABM) is absolutely essential for managing Apple devices in the enterprise. With it, you can enroll your company’s devices in your MDM …
May 28, 2021
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The release of macOS Big Sur and Apple silicon in 2020 brought a lot of changes to the Mac environment. Apple introduced Rosetta 2 to …
May 13, 2021
Recent News
The ideal: You have a new Mac, iPhone, or iPad shipped directly to a new employee and, when that employee starts it up for the …
May 6, 2021
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce the addition of custom apps and custom scripts to Self Service, along with updates to the Kandji Agent …
April 30, 2021
Product Update
Kandji is excited to announce its $60 million Series B round of funding, led by Felicis Ventures with participation from SVB Capital, Greycroft, B Capital …
April 22, 2021
Recent News
Apple is famous for the out-of-box experience new users get when they open up a Mac, iPhone, or iPad for the very first time. Kandji …
April 15, 2021
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce the addition of enrollment customization, as well as some updates to our API. In case you missed it, …
April 8, 2021
Recent News
Using IT asset management and mobile device management (MDM) in tandem can make life easier for you as an Apple IT admin. Kandji’s MDM solution …
April 1, 2021
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce an improved script editor, as well as two new global variables that will make automated onboarding easier. In …
March 25, 2021
Recent News
In the modern workplace, mobile device management (MDM) is essential. When it comes to tracking and configuring devices, deploying apps, and complying with security requirements, …
March 25, 2021
Recent News
At Kandji, we get a lot of questions about best practices in mobile device management. We decided to get answers to some of those questions …
March 18, 2021
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce updated Blueprint templates to support our transition from parameters to Library items. We are also releasing multifactor authentication …
March 12, 2021
Recent News
At Kandji, we get a lot of questions about best practices in mobile device management. We decided to get answers to those questions from the …
March 11, 2021
Recent News
Content caching is a powerful tool that speeds up software installation on Apple devices on a local network. At WWDC 2020, Apple announced a few …
February 24, 2021
Recent News
A lot of exciting changes have come to macOS Big Sur and iOS 14. In this guide, we’re going to do a deep dive into …
January 28, 2021
Product Update
When we celebrated our $21 million Series A back in October, we committed to releasing three core features on our roadmap – and we’re proud …
January 13, 2021
Recent News
With the public release of macOS Big Sur back in November, a lot of IT administrators are busy testing their company Mac computers for compatibility …
December 22, 2020
Product Update
Today we get to announce two much-anticipated releases - a Self Service app for Mac to empower your end users and save your IT team …
December 21, 2020
Recent News
For years, Managed Apps have been a powerful MDM capability for iOS devices, and now they're coming to the Mac. In this guide, we're going …
November 20, 2020
Product Update
Kandji is proud to announce release day support for macOS Big Sur, which is now generally available. Some important new MDM features are included in …
November 12, 2020
Recent News
When macOS Big Sur was first unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, it was clear that Apple was bringing significant changes to the …
November 12, 2020
Recent News
Apple made a big announcement in June that they’re transitioning the Mac to Apple Silicon. This move will boost performance and introduce a lot of …
November 2, 2020
Product Update
New funding to drive growth and innovation in the Apple enterprise management space. Kandji is announcing the close of a $21 million Series A investment …
October 28, 2020
Recent News
At WWDC 2020, Apple announced some exciting changes coming to Bootstrap Token and SecureToken on macOS Big Sur. In this guide, we’re going to take …
October 26, 2020
Product Update
We are excited to be releasing nine new profiles, greater granularity around the timing of how new OS and Auto App updates are enforced, the …
October 14, 2020
Recent News
Apple recently announced new changes coming to PPPC on macOS Big Sur. With macOS Big Sur, standard users are prevented from approving applications for certain …
October 1, 2020
Recent News
If your business is using Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as your identity provider, then you can use Federated Authentication to connect your instance …
September 30, 2020
Product Update
Kandji is proud to announce release day support for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14, which are now generally available following yesterday’s special event …
September 16, 2020
Recent News
A lot of big news came out of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, including a new update for macOS Big Sur regarding device supervision, …
September 8, 2020
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Auto Advance is a great feature that lets IT administrators set up Apple TV devices at scale – And now this feature is coming to …
August 28, 2020
Product Update
The Kandji team is proud to announce that we have completed our SOC 2 Type 2 compliance audit. As a device management solution that helps …
August 18, 2020
Recent News
Apple’s Extensible Enterprise SSO (single sign-on) framework has big implications for device management and authentication. In this article, we’re going to take a look at …
August 14, 2020
Product Update
We’re excited to announce several new features to give Kandji admins greater control and visibility over Library Item activities, visibility over which devices are supervised …
August 11, 2020
Recent News
Every year, Apple releases all of its major device management updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event — and WWDC 2020 has been packed …
June 30, 2020
Product Update
The Kandji team is introducing a new SSO Extension Profile (including built-in support for the Kerberos extension), as well as alerts for removed MDM profiles, …
June 24, 2020
Recent News
If your business is using Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as your identity provider, then you can use Federated Authentication to connect your instance …
June 18, 2020
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to introduce a new profile, the System Extensions Profile, as well as new AppConfig capabilities, four new Auto Apps, and …
May 26, 2020
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce fully built-in OS management capabilities for Mac. We are also releasing fully enforced Auto Apps versioning, support for …
April 24, 2020
Recent News
Apple now requires administrators to verify any domains associated with their Apple Business Manager account. In this quick article, we’re going to talk about what …
April 3, 2020
Recent News
As of macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Apple has begun alerting users when their Mac detects a Kernel Extension (KEXT) is leveraging deprecated KPIs (Kernel Programming Interfaces) …
March 26, 2020
Recent News
Starting with iOS 11, all iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV (Gen 4+) devices can be added to Apple Business Manager – regardless of how they …
March 26, 2020
Recent News
As more companies begin letting their employees work from home, device security and productivity have become key considerations for IT. More than figuring out how …
March 19, 2020
Product Update
The Kandji team is excited to announce Auto Apps, a library of applications that Kandji pre-packages, hosts, and automatically patches. We also released several other …
February 27, 2020
Recent News
For any business that runs on Apple, choosing the right device enrollment method is essential to speed up onboarding and provide the right balance between …
February 19, 2020
Recent News
In macOS 10.15 Catalina, Apple released new frameworks that have big implications for the future of macOS threat detection and the development of security solutions: …
February 6, 2020
Product Update
Today, the Kandji team is excited to release a few major updates that will streamline how Library Items are created and managed. We are also …
January 30, 2020
Product Update
Today, Kandji admins have 120 new one-click configurations at their fingertips. This new set of Apple device configurations is based on Apple’s Restrictions profile, which …
January 8, 2020
Product Update
Every company will at some point encounter the need to comply with a specific security or compliance framework, whether it’s to win a major customer, …
November 12, 2019
Product Update
This news was originally published on TechCrunch. This article is reposted from a PRWeb press release. The Kandji team is excited to publicly announce commercial …
October 28, 2019
Recent News
Apple for business is growing. Modern businesses are choosing to run on Apple, and they are redefining how work gets done on iPhone, iPad, and …
October 7, 2019
Product Update
You’ve chosen Apple — or maybe Apple has chosen you. Maybe your business has acquired a company that is an Apple shop. Perhaps your design …
August 22, 2019
Recent News
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, is a government program designed to provide, as they put it in their FedRAMP Security Assessment …
March 20, 2019
Recent News
Having lived and breathed device management for a long time, it's easy to forget how acronym-laden this space can be. Whether you’re a newcomer to …
February 20, 2019
Recent News
These days, implementing a minimum level of security protections on your organization-owned devices is expected by your customers, suppliers, and employees. Whether you leverage an outsourced IT …
January 27, 2019