macOS Sierra for IT Administrators
macOS Sierra for IT Administrators is an Intermediate level tutorial on Business, created by the creator, Sean Colins. This tutorial is an essential foundation for a person who needs to sharpen his/her Business expertise. It provides you a thorough grip on Business, IT Help Desk, IT and Hardware, IT, Operating Systems, Mac OS, Business, IT Help Desk, IT and Hardware, IT, Operating Systems and Mac OS.
While Windows dominates the desktop market, Macs are still widely used, especially in smaller organizations. Knowing how to administer and configure macOS is a key skill that any IT admin should know. In this course, Sean Colins looks at Mac’s latest operating system—Sierra—focusing on the most important topics for administrators. You’ll first dive into backing up and restoring Sierra, using the built-in solution, Time Machine, and a cloud-based alternative, Backblaze. You’ll then learn about iCloud administration, including techniques for restoring deleted files from iCloud and disabling iCloud entirely. Next, learn about working with local storage and the new Apple File System (APFS), which—once released—will provide a unified storage solution across macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Then find out how to monitor macOS Sierra using the new console, unified logging system, and commands for collecting, searching, and debugging logs. The course then concludes with an overview of enterprise-wide security solutions for Sierra and how mobile device management can help with system imaging at scale.
Topics include:
- Backing up macOS Sierra
- Restoring files
- Managing iCloud
- Working with storage
- Creating Apple File System disk images, containers, and volumes
- Reviewing logs in the console
- Using log commands
- Securing macOS Sierra
- Configuring Sierra via MDM