• certifications,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Goodbye Certified Apple Server Training!

    I remember way back, long ago, before the iPad, and before the iPhone, Apple had official certification training for OS X Server. I think I got my first certification around 10.3. Over time, additional courses appeared. There was an Xsan course, there was an OS X Server course, and there were plans for more. At the height of the Apple certification program, you could get the following for a full on systems administration plethora of acronyms, including ACDT, ACTC, ACSA, and ACMA: Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.6: Prometric #9L0-403, removed on May 31, 2012 Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: Prometric #9L0-510, removed on May 31, 2012 Mac OS X…

  • certifications,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    New 3rd Party Apple Certification Exams Now Available

    After hearing about these new certifications for a good 3 or 4 years, I’m stoked that Tech2000 has now made the new Advanced OS X Certification exams available. Currently, there are three exams: OS X Directory Services Specialist Certification Exam OS X Deployment Specialist Certification Exam OS X Mobile Device and Profile Specialist Certification Exam These exams are a more modern rendition of what Apple Training would be providing if they still did any courses beyond the OS X Server ACTC. Basically, you can think of it as though the previous Security or Xsan exams were swapped out with Mobile Devices, which makes sense given the changing climate of things.…