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ExpedITioners podcast with Rich Trouton

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ExpedITioners Podcast

Rich Trouton: Declarative Device Management and a promising future for Mac Admins

Listen to the episode on Apple, Spotify, or PodBean.

Show notes:

We’re joined by Rich Trouton, an IT Technology Services Expert at SAP with over twenty years of experience. Outside of work, Rich also publishes the Der Flounder MacOS blog and is Treasurer for the Mac Admins Foundation.

Topics discussed:

  • How Rich got into Mac Administration and IT
  • IT allowing for more enticing opportunities than traditional roles
  • Biggest changes that have taken place for MacAdmins over the past twenty years
  • Introduction of MDM and Declarative Device Management (DDM)
  • What people want in MDM
  • How much of a difference will DDM make for other MacAdmins
  • Genesis of the Mac Admins Foundation and involvement
  • The next five years of the Mac Admin world

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