Charles Edge and Bill Smith provide detailed explanations of the
technology required for large-scale Mac OS X deployments and show you
how to integrate it with other operating systems and applications.
Now in its second edition, Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide
addresses the growing size and spread of Mac OS X deployments in
corporations and institutions worldwide. In some cases, this is due to
the growth of traditional Mac environments, but for the most part it has
to do with organizations instituting device choice and switcher
campaigns, where Windows and/or Linux environments are migrating to Mac
OS X. There is a steep culture shock with many of these migrations. The
products that are used are different, the nomenclature is different, and
most importantly the best practices for dealing with the operating
system and updates are very different.
Apple provides a number of tools to help automate and guide IT toward
managing a large number of Mac OS X computers-it has since before Mac OS
X was initially released. However, if you want to put together all of
the pieces to tell a compelling story about how to run an IT department
or a deployment of Macs, you need to compile information from a number
of different sources. This book provides explanations of the technology
required.
What You'll Learn
- Choose a directory services model that works for your organization and
integrate it into your existing model
- Choose an imaging model and begin imaging workstations with or without
third-party products
- Use the Mac App Store and Apple's Volume Purchasing Program to deploy
apps
- Leverage scripting techniques to reduce labor for the IT department
- Provide network services (file sharing, mobile home folders,
messaging, etc.) to the Mac OS X clients
**Who This Book Is For
**System administrators and IT professionals who need to manage a large
number of Mac OS X computers, be they Mac OS X-based servers or
workstations. The assumption is that readers are somewhat familiar with
Mac OS X and/or IT in general, but not that they are familiar with the
Apple system internals, server services, or deployment techniques.
