Case Study: The Ohio State University streamlines Mac management with Jamf Pro

The Ohio State University halves package creation time with Jamf

The Ohio State University's mathematics department, a large self-managed Apple installation on campus, faced challenges in managing its 225 Macs efficiently. Their previous system relied on disparate utilities and manual processes, making tasks like software deployment and inventory tracking time-consuming and difficult to delegate securely. Systems Manager Tim Winningham was initially skeptical but turned to vendor Jamf and its Jamf Pro product for a solution.

Jamf Pro provided an intuitive and powerful solution. The university leveraged Jamf's Composer tool to cut package creation time in half and used its robust security features to confidently delegate tasks to student technicians. Most notably, Jamf Pro's integrated inventory management enabled the team to successfully track all non-capitalized assets, meeting an impossible deadline where other departments failed. The solution from Jamf has allowed the team to expand their support services and better accomplish their core mission of supporting learning and research.

The Ohio State University