Apple continues to get better and better at documenting not only APIs but also the Apple Platform Deployment portal that contains plenty of information on how Apple intends for administrators to centrally manage their devices. In this episode we’ll look at a couple of new ways to peruse the docs as well as some insights about device management that can be had by looking at their change control system. 

Hosts:

• Tom Bridge - @tbridge777
• Charles Edge - @cedge318
• Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom

Transcript:

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Links:

• The Apple Platform Deployment portal
• The revision history
• Deploy “helper” apps
• Rapid security response documentation
• Carrier eSIM settings
• Using MDM with eSIM
• GDMF
• Apple software lookup service with json definitions
• Deferral settings
• Migration Assistant changes
• Managed Device attestation and ACME
• Where to find Bundle identifiers for native apple apps easily
• Wi-fi specs
• MDM Payload List
• MCX as FileVault payload settings

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