With the proliferation of mobile devices and the consumerization of IT, corporate networks are becoming more challenging to manage and more at-risk every day. The days of a static, one-size-fits-all policy applied to company-owned assets are over. Today, IT departments need to understand what devices are trying to connect to their networks, so they can provide convenient, secure access to those that are authorized, including personal iPads and smartphones.

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Prepare for Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) 10.13 certification–as well as a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to implement, administer, or maintain a network that uses macOS High Sierra. 

The book was co-authored by HCS Technology Group’s Adam Karneboge. Visit our Training Section for course outline or see when our next class is available.

HCS Technology Group offers Apple Authorized IT training classes and certification exams for professionals who are responsible for planning, supporting and integrating Apple devices using OS X, OS X Server and other Apple technologies. We offer IT training for businesses large and small for group classes as well as individual employees. Apple's certification classes are ideal for those just starting out all the way up to well-seasoned veterans looking to update or better their knowledge and skill set.

An IT professional's job is to design, test, deploy, and manage clients and servers throughout the organization. In order to best offer technical solutions, it's helpful to treat systems administration as a continuous process of discovery, adaptation, and maintenance. The life cycle for systems management involves evaluating current systems, modifying requirements, testing, deploying new systems, and managing the systems.

A common struggle facing IT staff is how to properly manage iOS devices once they are in the hands of the user. Distributing apps was a constant burden faced early on as well. But as Profile Manager enters its fourth iteration, many advancements and capabilities have been incorporated in to the service.

Systems administrators and power users know that the Mac's command-line interface can be a powerful time saver and, in many cases, the only method to accomplish certain tasks. But OS X brings its unique capabilities to the command-line table, in the form of utilities that leverage OS X's user interface, file system, and security capabilities.

Command Line Administration for OS X is presented by HCS Tech Group's Sam Valencia and it is available to view on PeachPit.