Author Archives: Dave Test

UNC Wide Casper Suite Service

The 17 school UNC system is one of the first in the country to deploy a system wide JSS Cloud System utilizing new features in Casper 9 including  JAMF Distribution Servers and JSS Sites. Working closely with JAMF Engineers and … Continue reading

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Migrating from the PC to a Mac: it’s not as scary as you or the users think

Overview of what files/directories to move, which to ignore, which you need but possibly didn’t know you needed, vice versa, and some of the ways to move things (by hand, scripted, Wizards). Demonstration of moving data from a PC into … Continue reading

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Unix the Command Line

You will learn more about the commands necessary to use UNIX to increase your control over your desktop or server.  You will also learn what scenarios are perfect for the command line.  This session starts us at the basic level … Continue reading

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Performance Automation with Munki

Get ready to automate all the things! Using tools like Deploy Studio and Munki you’ll learn how to build a Mac deployment workflow for your organization that is both flexible and scalable. We’ll talk about core fundamentals and best practices … Continue reading

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Manage third party applications with Profiles

Mac management systems like Profile Manager and Casper include numerous built-in payloads enabling administrators to simply choose from a menu of configurable settings for their Macs. But these built-in payloads only manage Apple’s OS X system software such as the … Continue reading

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