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Learn to future-proof your Apple device management by mastering Jamf blueprints and declarative device management (DDM) in this comprehensive 43-minute conference talk from JNUC2025. Discover how to transition from traditional 15-year-old server-driven MDM to modern autonomous device-driven DDM, with Senior Consulting Engineer Anthony Darlow explaining the evolution and practical implementation strategies. Explore how blueprints simplify workflows through unified iOS/macOS/tvOS scoping, leverage platform services for faster feature releases outside normal cycles, and implement enforced software updates with user deferrals and deadline enforcement. Master service configurations that protect against accidental sudo disasters and other system misconfigurations that could compromise your educational technology infrastructure. Follow along with real-world demonstrations showing configuration once and deployment everywhere approaches, including building software update settings blueprints, comparing configuration profiles versus blueprints, and viewing how blueprints appear differently on iOS versus macOS devices. Understand advanced use cases like preventing junior engineer disasters through managed sudo access and implementing smart group strategies for n-1 version targeting with automatic cleanup. Gain insights into why DDM represents the future of Apple device management, with new features increasingly becoming DDM-only, making this knowledge essential for education IT coordinators, Jamf School administrators managing K-12 Apple fleets, and Mac administrators seeking to modernize their device management approaches.
