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The recording and associated support files for the July Endpoint Management Meeting can be found here: https://duke.zoom.us/rec/share/xzdZFhoeYYSDCOTjalsem3xboSXIpxmno2Vx2bOtVd7IZhUGqrGGiWoUg79EPcRO.Dpcbit_wAGDwKymV (Sorry for the delay in getting the follow-ups and this recording shared. Look for recaps and recording links for next month's meeting to...

With Duke's recent downsizing efforts, there will likely be pieces of Duke-owned computer hardware that are unused. As a reminder, Duke Procurement policies specifically prohibit the gifting or sale of extra (aka "surplus") Duke property to faculty or staff. The...

Planisphere has a new feature called "Data Source Policies" (or "DSPs") that allows Duke IT to individually identify devices to participate in non-default policy groups (i.e. test groups). There are currently DSPs for testing OS and App patches in Duke...

The first production-ready version of the Duke System Uptime Notice (or "Poke") for Windows is now available via Duke OIT GitLab, Duke University BigFix, and Duke University ConfigMgr. The user-facing information can be found at https://duke.is/restarting and IT practitioner information...

At the request of the publisher, we will be applying a patch to the University production HCL BigFix instance at 5:00 PM today, October 9, 2024. We've already applied the patch to test and development systems without issue. If you...

With Apple's release of macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 (which resolved a network filter bug), CrowdStrike Falcon for macOS is now fully supported on macOS Sequoia 15. If you are starting fresh with a clean install of macOS Sequoia 15, you will...

UPDATE: The patch install went swimmingly with the system coming back into production around 5:00PM. Thank you for your patience. At the request of the publisher, we will be applying a patch to the University production HCL BigFix instance at...

Tonight's upgrade to HCL BigFix 11.0.1.104 RC completed without issue and select computers have been upgraded to the 11.0.1.104 client, all reporting to the server just fine. Console users will need to upgrade their console software using the "BigFix-BES-Console-11.0.1.104-BETA.exe" installer...

As discussed in yesterdays' Endpoint Management Meeting, beware of jumping too many versions of macOS at a time without uninstalling the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor first! Upgrading from one supported version of macOS to another should be fine, but going from...

On October 11, 2022, some security patches for Microsoft Windows Domain Controllers went from being optional to being enforced. With this change, we may see some issues and changes with our Apple/Mac systems binding to Active Directory. We wanted to...