I've been thinking about how nice it would be to write commands like, "create a config profile to set the screen lock to 10 minutes and deploy it to all devices except kiosks," or, "create a new version of the existing 7zip application," or even, "show me all computers that haven't installed Patch Tuesday updates yet." So, I'm curious – why haven't platforms like Jamf and Intune developed this kind of agentic AI? Everything feels so manual still, and I'm wondering why the process is so tedious.
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You might want to check out MCP servers. They let agents communicate with the server, which can process requests and return relevant data for the LLM to use. That could be a step in the right direction!
Honestly, I think MDM isn't as hard as people make it out to be. I don't really want AI taking over my mobile devices. I prefer keeping it simple!
The reality is, it's complex. Tools like IFTTT and Zapier struggle with simple tasks. When you're asking for something like this, you're looking at a whole new level of complexity that those tools can't handle yet.
I heard it's on the horizon! Good companies like Jamf and Intune take their sweet time to roll out features like this, aiming for quality rather than speed.
Is it really more complicated than those AI coding apps that integrate with IDEs and can execute code across the entire stack?