Episode 272: Non-Violent Coping Mechanisms

Being a MacAdmin is significantly more difficult now than it used to be, and it’s getting harder every year. How does one cope? Keep up? Stay informed? Train oneself? Find the answers? Deal with the extra stress? Stay in tune and aligned with the rapidly-changing IT landscape as it shifts (sometimes under our feet).
Hosts:
- Tom Bridge, Principal Product Manager, JumpCloud – @tbridge777
- Charles Edge, CTO, Bootstrappers.mn – @cedge318
- Marcus Ransom, Senior Sales Engineer, Jamf – @marcusransom
Guest
- John Mahlman – @floydiandroid
- Caleb Coy – @calebmicah
- Reid Blondell – @reidblondell
- Rebecca Latimer – @GingerScripting
- Damien Barrett – @damienbarrett
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