Apple Admin Community, Slack and Meetups
The Apple Admin community is a very connected group of professionals who support one another through the MacAdmins Slack, a podcast, and local or regional Meetups. You don’t have to do this alone. There are over 14,000 of us to provide insight and support. The blend of ideas about supporting our users with Apple devices from Higher Ed, K-12, Enterprise, Healthcare, and Government will help you grow as an admin and bring new and exciting features to your users. Check out the links below to find out more. You can get direct help managing or deploying macOS or iOS devices and exchange ideas and best practices.
MacAdmins Slack
https://macadmins.herokuapp.com
Over 14K members. You can get real time help, news and insights from peers around the globe. No shenanigans. This group is friendly, helpful, and very well informed. If you’re in this business and haven’t checked out Slack, you really should.
Texas Apple Admins Meetup Groups
Austin Apple Admins
http://austinappleadmins.org/about/
Our goal is simple: to create a social network of Apple admins in and around Austin and Central Texas. We continually strive for this network to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, the ability to grow and learn, to foster professional development, bolster camaraderie amongst peers, and have some fun along the way.
Dallas Apple Admins
The Dallas Apple Admins is a new, but exciting group in our community. Check out their in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area! Many of their meetups are listed on Jamf-Nation (below)
San Antonio Mac Admins
The San Antonio Mac Admins is a social network of Apple admins in and around the San Antonio area, that can provide you with a place of interaction and learning to be successful with all your endeavors.
Houston Apple Admins
The Houston Apple Admins will be hosting it’s first meetup on March 21st.
Other Meetups
https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/events/user-groups
Many Apple admins groups routinely post meetup information on Jamf-Nation. Even if you aren’t a Jamf customer, Jamf-Nation is an important site to check in on regularly.
MacAdmins Podcast
I’m personally a huge fan of this weekly podcast. The diversity and experience of featured speakers is impressive. It’s definitely a great way to stay up to date and informed on developments affecting our community.
The MacAdmins Podcast is recorded roughly twice a month and produced in partnership with MacAdmins.org, where you can join thousands of Apple Admins on a Slack team. Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on iTunes and Stitcher! Our podcast is produced by Tom Bridge, with theme music created by Adam Codega the first time he opened GarageBand. Our Mixing Engineer is James Smith, who makes us sound good. Hosting is provided by Technolutionary and MacAdmins.org.
