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Controlling Google Chrome Auto-Updates on macOS with Jamf Pro

On both platforms, Chrome updates itself through Google's own updater. On Windows you governed it through ADMX; on macOS you govern it through a managed preference profile. Here is the translation.

Managing macOS Privacy Permissions (PPPC): What MDM Can and Cannot Force

Windows admins reach for PPPC to 'disable the webcam' and hit a wall. PPPC controls per-app TCC policy; Restrictions disables hardware. Here's the real map — with working profiles and the limits Apple enforces.

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.

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.