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FontAgent Pro is a great font management solution for OS X. One of the best things about it is that its 100% cloud based. You can run the entire thing hosted in their cloud instance or you can run it on your own server. It's a great solution for font management, and does everything from managing your font licenses, users, libraries, and sets. The one problem however is the fact that when deploying a new font solution, you find yourself in a quandary over the right way to deploy it....
I have used SCCM for a while now and have to say that I find it very very powerful. The fact that collects plenty of information from the clients, uploads it to a SQL db and keeps a history, plus the ability of create dynamic computer collections based on querys to the SQL and then target those groups with tasks makes it extremely useful in an enterprise environment. Plus the amazing reports you can get if you have an SQL guru around!
Beginning with the 0.9.1 builds of the munki tools, Munki can query a webserver to determine if there are available seats for licensed software (or any software you wish to make available via optional_installs, yet control the number of deployed copies). In order to use this feature, here are the things you need:
You can use Profile Manager to manage printer lists but the functionality is limited. One major issue with managing printer lists with Profile Manager is if you add a printer to an Profile Manager client’s printer list, and the driver file for that the printer isn’t installed on the client system, the printer will be added using the Generic Printer Driver. Even if the printer driver file is installed later the printer continues to use the Generic Printer Driver.
Discover the Power of MUNKI: A Robust Solution for Your Mac Management Needs MUNKI is a highly acclaimed product that has earned its place as a top choice among Mac administrators, thanks to its strong community backing and impressive track record. With support from industry giants like Disney and Google, this reliable solution has consistently delivered results across all versions of OSX since its inception. Whether you're managing a small fleet or a large enterprise, MUNKI's robust features and seamless integration make it an ideal choice for any Mac management...
If you're like me and need to deploy VMware in your environment and are unsure of the approach to use, then you have several options. If you use Casper, JAMF has come out with a PDF outlining the best methods for packaging and deploying VMware, its preferences and VMMachines. Since VMWare Fusion 5 however, VMware has included a nice manageable way to deploy VMware to all your machines. This alternative method eliminates the need for third-party tools or scripts, making it a straightforward solution for those who prefer a more...
If your like me then your happy that Apple has made several of their wonderful software titles free recently, specifically iLife and iWork for Mavericks. Apple has a defined workflow for deployment of these systems. Their method is to have companies enroll into their Volume Licensing Program once enrolled you can download apps from the app store and the iOS store and deploy these seamlessly to your devices with Profile Manager for Mavericks.
If your like me then you have an entire organization of users who are itching to get their hands on the latest Mavericks operating system and have been told to wait, we are testing. Truth is that its already been tested. I tested it all through the various developer builds and the issues have for the most part been very minimal which is great for a .0 release. However the issue really has been how are we going to deploy it.
Many years ago when I was managing a fleet of computer using 10.6, I thought that I was a master systems administrator because I had all my computers managed by MCX. It took me years to get MCX working properly across all my systems, but it saved me countless hours of time and energy managing preferences and remote settings for new and existing systems. This made my life so much easier, as I no longer had to manually configure each system individually.
Your websites and your systems are only as good as the backup strategy that you have for them. While managing Mac’s you may think that having a strategy for website data backup is not relevant or important. Until you realize all of the technologies that you use on a daily basis that are actually moving to the web platform or cloud. For example OSX Wiki Server and Profile Manager 2 are all 100% web based technologies. If you use a web based ticketing system like Web Help Desk or Spiceworks...
