Author Archives: Dave Test

iOS Deployment: A State Institution’s Steps to Embracing Mobile Devices and BYOD using MDM

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave Test

IUP is currently using AirWatch to deploy/configure both university and personally owned (BYOD) iOS devices across our campus.  Listen as we discuss the process we went through to develop our unique mobile strategy and what we learned along the way. … Continue reading →

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SNMP monitoring – the sequel

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave Test

In last year’s session, we covered what SNMP is, what it does, and how to activate, configure and extend it on the Mac. This year we will dive into a few deployment scenarios.  From remote script execution (from the server), … Continue reading →

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Scripting for better package deployment: How to tame 3rd party updates

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave Test

Many of us are tasked with providing 3rd party applications to users as part of their standard build.  Keeping these applications up-to-date are a bit more difficult. Utilizing systems such as Absolute Manage and Casper provides us the platforms by … Continue reading →

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Citizens of the World: Macs in Windows Server Environments

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave Test

In this session, Luis will stand up a Windows 2012 R2 server, and configure it to provide Active Directory, DNS, RADIUS, VPN (L2TP over IPSec), AFP, and network home directories, all compatible with Mac OS X clients. Windows Server is … Continue reading →

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Modular Image Creation (Yes, it’s still a Thing)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dave Test

It seems like the whole Mac Admin community is moving towards installation-based deployment methods — and rightly so — but there are still many good reasons why you might want to build an image for deployment. Whether that image is … Continue reading →

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