From Apple Systems Engineer Dave Andersen:
Thanks again to all of you for your participation in last week’s Apple IT Update sessions. I appreciate the opportunity to visit with the Duke end point management team.
As mentioned, below please find the resource links to support your further investigation of macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
Apple Support Articles: Big Sur-related
Installing macOS: https://support.apple.com/HT208020
Kernel Extensions: https://support.apple.com/HT211860
Apple Remote Desktop/Kickstart: https://support.apple.com/HT201710 and https://support.apple.com/HT209161
createinstallmedia: https://support.apple.com/HT201372
Changes to Server: https://support.apple.com/HT208312
Bash to ZSH: https://support.apple.com/HT208050
Remote Login and Apple Events: https://support.apple.com/HT210595
Other Useful Sources & Tools
MDM Commands Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement
MDM Settings for IT: https://support.apple.com/guide/mdm
Deployment Reference for Mac: https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment-reference-macos
Apple Platform Security: https://apple.com/security
Apple Platform Privacy: https://apple.com/privacy
AppleCare Professional Support: https://apple.com/support/professional
AppleSeed for IT: https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/welcome
Enterprise features in Apple fall OS releases
What’s new for enterprise in iOS 14: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211909
What’s new for enterprise in iPadOS 14: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211910
What’s new for enterprise in macOS Big Sur: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211911
Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Office)
Universal app support for Macs with M1 is here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/12/15/4-ways-microsoft-365-is-improving-the-experience-for-mac-users/
Apple Silicon Macs: Recent support articles
If you get a personalization error when reinstalling macOS: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211983
Safe Mode on Apple Silicon Macs: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh21245/11.0/mac/11.0
Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon:
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/macos-recovery-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchl82829c17/11.0/mac/11.0
Revive or restore a Mac with Apple Silicon using Apple Configurator 2:
https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/revive-or-restore-a-mac-with-apple-silicon-apdd5f3c75ad/mac
Download Apple Configurator 2:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12
Transfer files between a Mac with Apple silicon and another Mac:
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/transfer-files-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchlb37e8ca7/11.0/mac/11.0
If you need to install Rosetta on your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861
How to Reinstall macOS on your Apple Silicon Mac. Everything you Need to Know:
https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-reinstall-macos-on-your-apple-silicon-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/
Apple & Machine Learning
Leveraging ML Compute for Accelerated Training on Mac:
https://machinelearning.apple.com/updates/ml-compute-training-on-mac
Third Party Performance Reviews/Analysis
Accelerating TensorFlow Performance on Mac:
https://blog.tensorflow.org/2020/11/accelerating-tensorflow-performance-on-mac.html
Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all
“The M1 is amazingly fast. More importantly, it’s a compatibility slam dunk”
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-mini-and-apple-silicon-m1-review-not-so-crazy-after-all/
Hands-on with the Apple M1—a seriously fast x86 competitor
“I feel confident in saying that this truly is a world-leading design—you can get faster raw CPU performance, but only on power-is-no-object desktop or server CPUs. Similarly, you can beat the M1’s GPU with high-end Nvidia or Radeon desktop cards—but only at a massive disparity in power, physical size, and heat.”
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/hands-on-with-the-apple-m1-a-seriously-fast-x86-competitor/
MacBook M1 benchmarks are in — and they destroy Intel
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/macbook-pro-m1-benchmarks-are-in-and-they-destroy-intel
