Packaging every version of each piece of software managed can be incredibly time consuming. Without automation, it would take an inordinate amount of time to download, package, test, and deploy software at a cadence that matches how often third party vendors patch their tools. Autopkg can be one of the biggest time savers for those charged with managing Apple devices. We’ve discussed it in previous episodes but in this episode we’ll talk to Manuela Muñoz Bocanegra about her studies of autopkg at a more academic level.

Hosts:

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

Guests:

• Manuela Muñoz Bocanegra - LinkedIn

Transcript:

Click here to read the transcript (brought to you this week by Alectrona)

Links:

• Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant): Gibson, William: 9780425198681: Amazon.com: Books
• GitHub - grahampugh/jamf-upload: Scripts for uploading packages to Jamf Cloud
• GitHub - autopkg/autopkg: Automating packaging and software distribution on macOS.

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