Apple tightening the grip on macOS and we’re failing behind
What’s changed? Lots of supplemental updates
More sips introduced in Mojave, Apple keeps locking down OS,
By hand or Mac mdm framework
Using jamf for provisioning
Enrollment process demo to jamf
Used to have lock screen, now use a tool splashbuddy
Starts with software updates
List of actions showing starts or if something hangs
End process is remove jamf profile
Provisioning time 10-15 mins
Nate Wagner talking about jamf with ding
Litetouch or zerotouch deployments how that is the dream
Talking through apples DEP process
End user experience with integrating DEP
Talking through the challenges of DEP
How do we connect technologies together for a good end user experience
Talking through IBM provisioning tool
How would these technologies integrate with byod
This is all dependent on a network connection
Need to allow Apple and mdm through self reg network
Airwatch already does this for mobile devices
Possible pre-register network devices?
Ongoing cost? Jamf licenses, $18 per seat
Default user profile, build off factory macOS, what other customizing can you do with jamf?
Data migration? How to transfer data for machine replacement? Zerotouch method not sure how to proceed with a zerotouch data migration
Takeaway
On slack
User experience of zero touch
MDM for Mac OS: Future Topics in Enterprise Development and Management
Proposed by Jonathan Morton, Chad Morales and Nate Wagenaar
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