MacIT Conference joins Macworld Expo

IDG World Expo today announced the schedule for the MacIT Conference at Macworld Expo. The thre-day conference promises to cover the latest features and deployment techniques for Apple's IT products, and will provide in-depth training in client, security, and network management techniques by industry luminaries. The conference chair for the event is Schoun Regan, CEO of ITInstruction.com and international expert on Mac OS X Server. "MacIT is the industry's most comprehensive conference presenting technical training on Apple IT tools and technology. MacIT participants can choose from 45 sessions under the following five topics: System Imaging & Deployment; Mac OS X in the Enterprise Arena; Service Solutions Using Mac OS X Server; Mac OS X Management and Administration; and Securing Mac OS X."

Conference sessions are presented by a faculty of consultants, authors, developers, and practitioners of Mac Enterprise products. New highlights and featured sessions at this year's MacIT Conference include:

• "The MacIT Kick-Off Forum." Industry luminaries will discuss the current state of Mac Enterprise tools and technology. Featured speakers include Schoun Regan, Josh Wisenbaker, Philip Rinehart, and other special guests.
  
• "Taming Mac OS X File Systems," taught by Amit Singh, author of Mac OS X Internals. "Files, and consequently file systems, underlie most of the interactions users have with the operating system. Mac OS X supports a rich and interesting set of file system features. It is eminently useful and rewarding to learn what these features are, how they work, and how you can use them to your advantage." The talk aims to teach such techniques in the context of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) environment, the xnu kernel, and the Mac OS X user space.
  
• "Managing Directory Services on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server." Attendees can join Schoun Regan and Nigel Kerston as they address basic questions about directories and outline features of Open Directory, Mac OS X's Directory Services architecture. Topics will include server features and architecture, key processes, systems, and configuration mechanisms.
  
• "Optimizing Mac OS X Server File Services." Taught by Nigel Kersten, the session focuses on increasing performance as well as troubleshooting issues surrounding each of the four files services on Mac OS X; AFP, SMB, NFS, and FTP.
  
• "Xserve and Leopard Server." Apple product managers Doug Brooks and Eric Zelenka will teach attendees what is needed to get started with Mac OS X Leopard Server and XServe.
  

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