[MacTUG] FYI: Office 365 is now available on the Mac App Store

[Donald Duff-McCracken]

That is a good article, Glenn. Thanks.

One tiny point of clarification: I would think it is of interest to our student/staff/faculty owned computers AND for MDM possibilities!

Also note that piece refers to ASM too so we will have to see how we can get our serial number incorporated into this.

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From: <mactug-bounces at lists.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Glenn Anderson <anderson at uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 1:31 PM
To: Dani Roloson <daroloson at uwaterloo.ca>
Cc: MacTUG <mactug at mailman.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: [MacTUG] FYI: Office 365 is now available on the Mac App Store

Hi Dani,

The issue of requiring an Apple ID I think only applies to App Store personal installs and not to installs managed by DEP/VPP, which is why some of us are looking into this.

Below is a bit on the IT management of Office 365, not in the last line it says that ones MDM system can install Office in the absence of an Apple ID

How do I deploy Office 365 from the Mac App Store?
In order to deploy the apps you need to use an enterprise mobility management (EMM) tool that works with one of the following:
·         Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP)<https://volume.itunes.apple.com/>
·         Apple Business Manager<http://aos.prf.hn/click/camref:1100laKZ/pubref:US-011-3336480-000-000000-web/destination:http:/www.apple.com/business/it/>
·         Apple School Manager<http://aos.prf.hn/click/camref:1100laKZ/pubref:US-011-3336480-000-000000-web/destination:http:/www.apple.com/education/it/>.
Jamf Pro is a good example of an EMM that can handle this task. As an additional bonus, Jamf Pro using admins can now provision and login to Macs using Microsoft Azure AD credentials<https://www.jamf.com/blog/eliminate-the-challenges-of-binding-jamf-connect-now-integrates-with-azure-active-directory>, which makes Apple’s platforms even easier to integrate into existing ecosystems.
The Microsoft note explains that Office supports managed distribution, which means your MDM system can install Office even in the absence of an Apple ID from the end user.



On Jan 24, 2019, at 5:03 PM, Dani Roloson <daroloso at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:daroloso at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:

For applications, I avoid using the App Store where possible since any upgrades will require the Apple ID that installed it.
Definitely want to avoid if packaging for deployment.
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