SYNOPSIS:
Charles, Tom and Marcus talk about just how you stay on top of everything that’s happening in the Mac Admins World at any given point.
YOUR HOSTS:
- Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
- Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
- Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
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LINKS & NOTES
We’re currently thinking about what you might consider the next season of the podcast. So we’d like to make a call for guests. We’re looking for some individuals that have some solid setups, great experiences to share, tips, or tricks for the following:
- Regression testing
- Migrating to or from directory services
- Great Self Service or Managed Software Center configurations
- Providing a great experience for coworkers or students with learning disabilities
- Device Trust stories
- Integration with service desk solutions (e.g. Jira Service Desk, Freshworks, etc)
- Migrating between MDMs
- Xprotect scripting
- Device refresh techniques
- Getting started with autopkg (and daisy chaining the build train)
- International VPP and DEP
- Inhouse app distribution when working with a third party developer
- NoMAD Login Window
- Managed App Config
- Device Management tools from the OS 9 era
If you’re interested hit one of us up directly in Slack. We’d love to hear some new voices!
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Conference Sites
| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACEs Conference | Kansas City, MO | 5-6 June 2019 | $699 (Basic Event Ticket) |
| MacDeployment Conference | Calgary, Canada | 10-11 June 2019 | TBA |
| MacDevOps:YVR | Vancouver, Canada | 12-14 June, 2019 | $275CAD – $495CAD |
| X World | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 26-28 June 2019 | $699 AUD Early Bird |
| MacAdmins Conference | State College, PA | 9-12 July 2019 | Call For Presenters Open |
| Jamf Nation User Conference | Minneapolis, MN | 12-14 November 2019 | $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU) |
Meetups
| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Apple Admins | University of Utah Marriott Library | 17 April 2019, 11:00 a.m. MT | Free |
| Austin Apple Admins | Cloudflare | 17 April 2019, 6:30 p.m. CST | Free |
| Apple Admins of the Pacific Northwest | Location TBA | 18 April 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT | Free |
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