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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender @wirestyle22
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      @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

      Zero contracts we have are interested in paying for a service monthly. I don't understand the archaic thought processes here. These are the same 'decision makers' that think open source means insecure.

      Most companies I've worked for disliked monthly reoccurring subscriptions. They rare pay a huge upfront fee and pay nothing until required to upgrade.... And then often putting the upgrades off as long as possible.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender said in Best MDM for SMB:

        @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

        Zero contracts we have are interested in paying for a service monthly. I don't understand the archaic thought processes here. These are the same 'decision makers' that think open source means insecure.

        Most companies I've worked for disliked monthly reoccurring subscriptions. They rare pay a huge upfront fee and pay nothing until required to upgrade.... And then often putting the upgrades off as long as possible, and then having to pay additional fees because they are outside of an upgrade cycle or support version.

        FTFY.

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        • wirestyle22W
          wirestyle22 @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said in Best MDM for SMB:

          @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

          Zero contracts we have are interested in paying for a service monthly. I don't understand the archaic thought processes here. These are the same 'decision makers' that think open source means insecure.

          Most companies I've worked for disliked monthly reoccurring subscriptions. They rare pay a huge upfront fee and pay nothing until required to upgrade.... And then often putting the upgrades off as long as possible.

          Which is what put them in this shitty position in the first place. Would they buy a car and leave broken parts inside of it expecting it to run perfectly?

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            mattbagan
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            We use Airwatch at work with Apple's DEP program. Jamf is another one I've heard good things about.

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @wirestyle22
              last edited by

              @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

              @Dashrender said in Best MDM for SMB:

              @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

              Zero contracts we have are interested in paying for a service monthly. I don't understand the archaic thought processes here. These are the same 'decision makers' that think open source means insecure.

              Most companies I've worked for disliked monthly reoccurring subscriptions. They rare pay a huge upfront fee and pay nothing until required to upgrade.... And then often putting the upgrades off as long as possible.

              Which is what put them in this shitty position in the first place. Would they buy a car and leave broken parts inside of it expecting it to run perfectly?

              Why do you assume something is broken?

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @Dashrender
                last edited by wirestyle22

                @Dashrender said in Best MDM for SMB:

                @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

                @Dashrender said in Best MDM for SMB:

                @wirestyle22 said in Best MDM for SMB:

                Zero contracts we have are interested in paying for a service monthly. I don't understand the archaic thought processes here. These are the same 'decision makers' that think open source means insecure.

                Most companies I've worked for disliked monthly reoccurring subscriptions. They rare pay a huge upfront fee and pay nothing until required to upgrade.... And then often putting the upgrades off as long as possible.

                Which is what put them in this shitty position in the first place. Would they buy a car and leave broken parts inside of it expecting it to run perfectly?

                Why do you assume something is broken?

                My entire infrastructure is the equivalent of a 1993 Ford Ranger with a barely functional transmission. I guess "breaking" is more accurate.

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                  Carnival Boy
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                  Udate: I'm sticking with Meraki for at least another year. But I'm only using it for iPhones and iPads to keep cost down. I'll not be using it to manage our Windows laptops anymore.

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                  • marklM
                    markl @DustinB3403
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                    @dustinb3403 Has anyone figured out what the Meraki pricing is for MDM?

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                    • marklM
                      markl @Carnival Boy
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                      @carnival-boy What was the pricing like?

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403 @markl
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                        @markl said in Best MDM for SMB:

                        @dustinb3403 Has anyone figured out what the Meraki pricing is for MDM?

                        I don't recall off hand, but I did find their pricing somewhere a while ago.

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                        • wirestyle22W
                          wirestyle22 @markl
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                          @markl said in Best MDM for SMB:

                          @carnival-boy What was the pricing like?

                          I vaguely remember it being in $8 per device per month range. Also, they were giving 100 free devices, but the moment you pay those go away. IE if you have 101 devices, you pay for 101 devices. if you have 100 devices you can keep it free.

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