Speakers: Jeremy Reichman Sergio Aviles
Level: Intermediate, Lecture
Excerpt: Configuration profiles are Apple’s supported method of changing the default settings in OS X to support educational, corporate, and organizational needs. Savvy system administrators can take advantage of their capabilities to manage settings faster and better. We will discuss the how and why of configuration profiles, provide guidelines for successful migration and deployment, and show real-world examples in JAMF Casper and Munki.
Description: Configuration profiles are Apple’s supported method of changing the default settings in OS X to support educational, corporate, and organizational needs. Savvy system administrators can take advantage of their capabilities to manage settings faster and better. We will discuss the how and why of configuration profiles, provide guidelines for successful migration and deployment, and show real-world examples in JAMF Casper and Munki.
In this session we will cover:
– A brief overview of methods that can be used to configure settings and services on OS X, including — but not limited to — configuration profiles.
– Benefits and drawbacks of configuration profiles on OS X.
– Deploying profiles in popular management systems like JAMF Casper and Munki, with and without MDM.
– Migrating to, creating, and customizing configuration profiles.
– Managing one or many configuration profiles — and why to use more than one.
– Handling enforcement, exceptions, removal, expiration, and more advanced security.
About the speakers
Jeremy Reichman – Macintosh Systems Engineer – Tamman Technologies, Inc. (Twitter: @jaharmi)
Jeremy Reichman is a Lead Macintosh Systems Engineer with Tamman Technologies in Philadelphia and a resident of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He presented or co-presented at Penn State MacAdmins Conferences in 2012, 2013, and 2014 on topics such as packaging, scripting/automation, and Python. He has spent twenty years supporting Apple devices between university and corporate environments. Jeremy has worked on Mac enterprise integration projects with Munki, JAMF Casper Suite, DeployStudio, Radmind, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Acronis Access Connect (aka ExtremeZ-IP), OS X Server, Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), VPNs, 802.1X, and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO). He is a JAMF Certified Mobile Administrator (CMA), Certified Casper Administrator (CCA), and Certified Casper Expert (CCE).
Sergio Aviles – Systems Engineer – Comcast Corporation (Twitter: https://twitter.com/chalcahuite)
Sergio is a Systems Engineer for Comcast Corporation responsible for managing Comcast’s Mac fleet and developing and maintain the systems to support it. Prior to working for Comcast, Sergio worked as the Systems Engineer for a small Apple Reseller in the Philadelphia area, where he learned everything from break/fix to how design Mac specific networks. Sergio is also the primary organizer for Greater Philadelphia Mac Admins group that provides Mac admins in the Delaware Valley a place to meet up with and learn from their fellow admins.