Automation and Advanced Workflows: Using the Desired State Paradigm for macOS Management

Creating automation can simplify the lives of end users, but for administrators can mean endless scripting and handling of corner cases. Rethink how you approach automation by defining the desired state (how you expect your devices to behave) and then letting your management systems identify and bridge the delta between current and desired state. In this session, Paul Evans from VMWare show how to reconceptualize a monolithic deployment into distinct and individualised resources, and how to use low-code options to ensure that everything is deployed exactly as it should be, and exactly when it should be. He’ll examine common scenarios where this approach can greatly simplify day-to-day work administrators.