This roundtable discussion will present a variety of speakers sharing their experiences with MDM platforms widely available on the market. We will discuss the daily, pragmatic strengths and weaknesses of them, compare their different approaches to management, the ways in which they interact with Exchange (and other email) systems and their location in the network topology, and why one might choose one vendor over another.
This will not be a sales pitch nor a vender presentation. This will be a frank discussion about what the different systems introduce in terms of headaches and advantages, depending on your requirements. We expect a lively discussion.
J David Hester, PhD, is a Solutions Architect supporting heterogeneous platform integration at the NIH. He co-authored feasibility studies supporting the integration of OS X and iOS into the Veterans Administration network. He supports two MDM systems at the National Institutes of Health. He also runs Casper and Absolute Manage systems at various Institutes at the NIH. He has co-authored OS X security guidelines for the NIH. He consults with various OpDivs and Agencies at the Federal Government, and is a frequent presenter at Apple in Government conferences around the DC area.
Randy has over a decade of experience in planning, deploying, and supporting technology systems within education. This includes desktops, servers and mobile devices with emphasis on OS X and iOS-based devices. He is currently the District Network Manager for Glencoe School District 35 and works to ensure the infrastructure supports the educational goals of the organization. Randy has presented at MacTech, MacWorld, and the Penn State MacAdmins Conference.