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The MacAdmins Conference is the premier East Coast conference for anyone who deploys and manages devices in the Apple ecosystem. Over the last 15 years we featured hundreds of sessions and many workshops with top notch speakers in the MacAdmins community. MacAdmins offers an incredible level of expertise, value, entertainment, and a great opportunity to network with your fellow admins!

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Friday, July 18
 

9:00am EDT

Deep Dive Into Declarative OS Updates and Upgrades
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 1
Dive deep into the logging, MDM commands, and Declarations for OS Updates on Apple devices. Learn how they are initiated and run via MDM commands, and now Declarations. Know the details of Enforcement Specific and the now Global Settings Declarations. Decipher the new Machine Learning for updates introduced at WWDC 2024. Decode the logging and Declarations device side, and how regardless of MDM vendor they act. Leave knowing you can use OS Updates fully and provide feedback to Apple and MDMs.
Speakers
avatar for Bryce Carlson

Bryce Carlson

Senior Product Manager, Addigy
After my family's iMac G4 in 2002 changed the course of my life to focus on Mac management I have worked for K-12 and Higher Education organizations in macOS and iOS deployment, and evolved that into directly working in the MDM sector. First, at Jamf in 2016 and now Addigy since... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

9:00am EDT

Homebrew: How to Unite Developers, IT Administrators, and Security Professionals
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 3
Join Workbrew's Brandon Valentine, a long-time Homebrew devotee and contributor, as he shows off the #1 Mac App Store for developers from the perspective of an IT admin. We'll discuss the fundamentals of Homebrew, and how embracing it can become an asset to IT and security - not a liability. It's already helping your developers be productive, but there are some surprising ways it can help your overall fleet management story beyond the developer community.
Speakers
avatar for Brandon Valentine

Brandon Valentine

Technical Account Manager, Workbrew
Brandon Valentine began his career in 2000 as a systems administrator managing large-scale fleets, quickly becoming an active contributor to open source package managers. Over the years, he expanded his expertise to include Ruby development, consulting, and professional sales. A devoted... Read More →
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John Britton

Co-Founder & CEO, Workbrew
John Britton is a developer, entrepreneur, and investor. As Co-Founder & CEO of Workbrew he‚Äôs on a mission to improve the way software is deployed and managed at organizations. He is an industry-leading expert in the realms of open source and developer-tools go-to market, and... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Device Management   Fundamental

10:45am EDT

Preparing for the unexpected in K-12 Education
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 5
If there is anything we can plan for in schools, it's that quick pivots, rapid deployments and changes to environments are inevitable. This session will cover techniques to be successful for these situations.
Speakers
avatar for Randy Saeks

Randy Saeks

Network Manager, Glencoe School District 35
Randy is an Apple Distinguished Educator with over 20-years experience supporting Apple Technologies in K-12 education. With a technical background initially focused on system integration, he brings a unique viewpoint on how using a goal-focused approach can lead to successful partnerships... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 5 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Career   Deployment   Device Management   Fundamental

10:45am EDT

Automate all the things - fully automated OS and App patching
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2
A presentation on how we automate patch management for both applications and operating systems at Mollie, using open-source tools like AutoPkg, Munki, munki-promoter, and nudge-auto-updater.
Speakers
avatar for Jacob Burley

Jacob Burley

Staff Engineer, Mollie
Currently Staff Engineer at Mollie, I started managing Macs (like almost everyone else) at a local university. There, I was introduced to the concept of devops, and developed an interest in automating as much as I could regarding device management.In my free time, I love going for... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Device Management   Intermediate
 
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