Custom DEP - Part 7: Getting started with AirWatch 9.1.3
Custom DEP for all AirWatch customers
Jul 27, 2017 - 8 minute read
Categories: AirWatch macOS DEP MDM EMM InstallApplication InstallApplications mdmclient
Three months to the day I announced that AirWatch had released custom DEP in AirWatch 9.1. This was a limited release due to a few outstanding issues with mdmclient, especially in regard to the InstallApplication command. With macOS 10.12.6, Apple has now resolved these bugs and AirWatch feels comfortable with releasing this to all AirWatch customers.
Kextpocalypse - High Sierra and kexts in the Enterprise
Imaging 1, DEP 0
Jul 25, 2017 - 6 minute read
Categories: Enterprise High Sierra Kexts macOS
On June 19th, Apple released a document describing how loading secure kernel extensions (.kext) would change with High Sierra and how this would impact enterprise customers.
Open sourcing macOS cookbooks
Making chef better for everyone.
Jul 12, 2017 - 1 minute read
Categories: CPE chef cookbooks OSS Open Source
At my current employer, we have been moving from a traditional MDM to a hybrid approach, with a focus on dynamic configuration management and desired state using Chef as the primary mechanism.
Custom DEP - Part 6: Vendor Announcement and Presentation
Presentation slides and tools.
Apr 27, 2017 - 2 minute read
Categories: AirWatch macOS DEP MDM EMM InstallApplication mdmclient
Last night I announced that as of AirWatch 9.1, macadmins now have the ability to begin work on custom MDM.
Automated git clones from private repos
Fun with Partition ACLs on Sierra.
Apr 21, 2017 - 3 minute read
Categories: macOS partitions Sierra git automation
My company has recently taken over an open source project originally written by Facebook.
Custom DEP - Part 5: Dynamic InstallApplication
Working around mdmclient's limitations.
Apr 5, 2017 - 7 minute read
Categories: macOS DEP MDM EMM InstallApplication mdmclient
Last month I outlined an upcoming feature for a major MDM vendor. In this time, I have received a lot of amazing feedback, but there have also been some questions that have come up.