As if managing the client devices was not hard enough. In large and small scale deployments, your management infrastructure is comprised of a lot of moving pieces as well. You have your JSS, distribution points, update servers, caching servers, netboot, and the list goes on. See how we handled this problem – using tools we all know how to use – in a worldwide deployment consisting of dozens of locations.
One of the changes that Steve Jobs briefly mentioned in the course of the WWDC 2011 keynote address was that Apple had revamped its FileVault encryption solution for Mac OS X 10.7.x, changing it from encryption that primarily protected your accounts home folder to encryption that protects your whole boot volume. Since that initial announcement, FileVault 2 has evolved into an encryption solution that can be easily managed by both home users and enterprises alike.
This session is going walk though various topics, including information on how FileVault 2 works, the different kinds of recovery options for FileVault 2, how to use Apple's fdesetup tool for managing FileVault 2 from the command line, and various tips and tricks for better managing this encryption solution.
Key Take Aways:
At the end of this session, the attendees should have the following knowledge:
Leveraging Windows virtual apps in a Mac lab environment.
Thanks to virtualisation technologies, some very handy management tools and a fair amount of creative thinking, the student Apple facilities at LSE have access to +150 sequenced Windows virtual applications for teaching and research. This session will focus on planning, best practices and lessons learnt and will also take a closer look at a case study for the deployment of one of the LSE’s latest Mac labs…a Microsoft certification training and exam facility!
Writing a simple Bash script, now that's easy – right? How about teaching someone Bash? Do you have what it takes?
This panel of amazing IT professionals will be diving into the importance of career growth and soft skills. We’ll cover things like work/life balance, experience vs. education, being an individual contributor vs. management, and lots more.
Have a question for our panel? Head over to the #beyond-macaduk Slack channel @ macadmins.org. tweet using the hashtag #beyondmacaduk or fill out this form anonymously: http://goo.gl/forms/cy8Fv2HE4v.
Panel:
Joel Rennich is the General Manager for Trusource Labs Enterprise Services in Austin, Texas providing Apple device management and help desk to customers around the globe. Previously he was an Enterprise Systems Engineering Manager at Apple doing all kinds of fun things with lots of cool people and solving crazy problems to allow for integrating Macs and iOS devices into enterprise environments.
Prior to Apple Joel was frequently seen speaking at Macworld, WWDC and other conferences and gatherings of Apple-minded admins. Joel has traveled the world helping customers adopt OS X and in 2002 he setup afp548.com and had a lot of fun with that too.
Joel is a classically trained journalist and plied his trade as a paparazzi chasing Monica Lewinsky before rising to become the Director of Photography for United Press International in Washington DC. If you’re lucky he’ll even tell you some of his Monica stories, as the stories are better than the photos…
Andrina Kelly leads the Field Technician team and the Integrator program at JAMF Software. These two groups are primarily responsible for every Casper JumpStart anywhere in the world.
She has spoken at MacSysAdmin, JAMF National Users Conference, Apple's WWDC, Macworld IT conferences, Mac Networkers Retreat and Canada MacExpo.
Andrina is also a foolish triathlete, unhurried runner, occasional musician, quaffer of beer and devotee of really good food. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her Duck Tolling Retriever, Mackenzie.
Rich Trouton has been doing Macintosh system and server administration for over eighteen years and has supported Macs in a number of different environments, including university, government, medical research and advertising. His current position is providing support for Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
Ben Toms is the Senior Infrastructure Analyst at Pentland Brands where he oversees the management of the Mac Estate. Through his great work on JAMF Nation, Ben has been named a Dean and he continues to contribute through his great work including the Netboot tool 'AutoCasperNBI' and his MacMule blog.
