Speakers: Stephen Short
Level: All Levels, Lecture
Excerpt: macOS High Sierra security features like secureToken and User-Approved Kernel Extensions can hamper an admin’s workflow when imaging and deploying a Mac. If you’re using an MDM vendor that does not keep up-to-date with Apple releases, your existing setup may unexpectedly break if you’re automating the creation of user accounts or configuring additional settings. Learn how to plan your imaging workflow with these High Sierra restrictions in mind, and when your MDM vendor is not JAMF.
Description: macOS High Sierra security features like secureToken and User-Approved Kernel Extensions can hamper an admin’s workflow when imaging and deploying a Mac. If you’re using an MDM vendor that does not keep up-to-date with Apple releases, your existing setup may unexpectedly break if you’re automating the creation of user accounts or configuring additional settings. Learn how to plan your imaging workflow with these High Sierra restrictions in mind, and when your MDM vendor is not JAMF.
About the speaker
Stephen Short (Twitter: @ducksrfr) – Technical Team Lead – Bazaarvoice
Stephen works with the IT Helpdesk team at Bazaarvoice in Austin, TX and serves as the resident “Mac expert.” He has transitioned the company from a monolithic imaging process with limited remote admin controls, to a thin-imaging workflow using Meraki MDM and Munki. He previously worked as a Genius in Apple retail.
Stephen is a lifelong Mac user, and has a BA from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Austin with his dog Lady and a 1989 Macintosh SE.