Building DDM Declarations, Part 1: The Data Schema Shift (XML to JSON)
Explains the shift from XML configuration profiles to DDM JSON declarations, mapping legacy payload concepts to Type, Identifier, ServerToken, and Payload.
TAG: Configuration Profiles
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DDM Architecture Shift, Part 1: The Polling Bottleneck
Explains why legacy macOS MDM's polling model creates a server-side bottleneck: APNs, mdmclient, command queues, and the computational cost of repeated delta calculations.
DDM Architecture Shift, Part 2: The Autonomous Endpoint
How the macOS client becomes an autonomous desired-state engine: parsing declarations, evaluating predicates, applying configurations, and enforcing state without waiting for server commands.
The Shell Crossover, Part 4: macOS Preferences, Plists, and the defaults Command
Translate registry habits into macOS preference work with plist files, preference domains, defaults, plutil, and the boundary with configuration profiles.
Group Policy vs Apple MDM Configuration Profiles
A translation guide for senior Windows administrators on moving from Active Directory Group Policy Objects to Apple MDM Configuration Profiles for macOS fleet management.