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Welcome to the ExpedITioners Podcast brought to you by Fleet. This podcast is dedicated to helping IT and security professionals get ahead of the curve and prepare themselves and their organizations for what lies ahead. In each episode, Zach Wasserman will interview an IT or security leader to learn how they are succeeding at managing their devices today and how they are preparing for tomorrow.
Rich Trouton: Declarative Device Management and a promising future for Mac Admins
ExpedITioners
25 minutes 8 seconds
2 years ago
Rich Trouton: Declarative Device Management and a promising future for Mac Admins
Show notes:
We’re joined by Rich Trouton, an IT Technology Services Expert at SAP with over twenty years of experience. Outside of work, Rich also publishes the Der Flounder MacOS blog and is Treasurer for the Mac Admins Foundation.
Topics discussed:
How Rich got into Mac Administration and IT
IT allows for more enticing opportunities than traditional roles
Biggest changes that have taken place for MacAdmins over the past twenty years
Introduction of MDM and Declarative Device Management (DDM)
What people want in MDM
How much of a difference will DDM make for other MacAdmins
Genesis of the Mac Admins Foundation and involvement
The next five years of the Mac Admin world
Resources mentioned:
MacAdmins Foundation
Declarative Device Management
Rich’s talk on DDM
Der flounder blog
Where to get in touch:
MacAdmins Slack
LinkedIn
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ExpedITioners
Welcome to the ExpedITioners Podcast brought to you by Fleet. This podcast is dedicated to helping IT and security professionals get ahead of the curve and prepare themselves and their organizations for what lies ahead. In each episode, Zach Wasserman will interview an IT or security leader to learn how they are succeeding at managing their devices today and how they are preparing for tomorrow.
