Author Archives: Dave Test
iOS Security Decoded
iOS is one of the largest computing platforms in the world, and that makes it a prime hacking target. Apple has hardware and software security measures in place to help keep your data safe, but how do they work? In … Continue reading
Shipping Containers with Docker
Docker is an open-source project to easily create lightweight, portable, self-sufficient containers from any application. Imagine being able to take all the components of your server and just plop them onto another server. With Docker you created the environment that … Continue reading
Systems Deployment with Blast Image Config
Come and learn about Blast Image Config (BIC), a freeware OS X system image deployment tool developed at Penn State since 2003. Blast Image Config is a complete software solution to quickly restore and configure a Mac back to a … Continue reading
Mac Administration: The Fundamentals
Surprise! You’ve just been named the new Mac admin! Overwhelmed and confused with all of this administration stuff? If you’re trying to figure out how to JAMF your Munki, or if you think MCX is a rapper, and DeployStudio is … Continue reading
Hey! Where’s My Mac?!?
Every year IT departments refresh large portions of their fleet to keep hardware configurations current. Depending on the customer, this process could tie up the IT department with multiple man hours, and cause the customer to experience unexpected downtime to … Continue reading