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Aug 29, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Viktor Eriksson |Gyana Ranjan Swain |Apple Holic
Apple has introduced new tools mobile device management (MDM) vendors can use to give IT the power to restrict Apple Intelligence across their fleets. Understanding the significance of the on-going AI with everything war, Apple device management vendor Addigy was fast out the gate to announce its support for the tools, which other MDM providers are likely to support, too.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Chris Hoffman |JR Raphael |Apple Holic
As your company begins to assess which providers, platforms, and devices it intends to base its AI efforts on, don’t ignore the value of security, privacy, and resilience across whatever ecosystem you choose. While you weigh the options, it’s worth asking when, if ever, Apple’s Mac or any of its other platforms have caused a global business disaster at the same scale we recently experienced from Crowdstrike/Microsoft. It’s time to be frankly, brutally honest while you consider the matter.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Viktor Eriksson |Apple Holic
Apple on Monday confirmed its next big public event will be Sept. 9, when it is expected to introduce the new iPhone 16 range, new Apple Watch models, and AirPods 4, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) hinted at by the event slogan, “It’s Glowtime.”The event will be live-streamed as in past years across YouTube, Apple TV, Apple’s Developer app, and via the company website. The event begins at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Ed Tittel |Steven Vaughan-Nichols |Apple Holic
As the EU does its deluded best to turn iOS into Android, the Apple ecosystem is focused on what really matters to business users: security, privacy, and platform integrity. That’s why enterprise tech leaders need to know that Apple MDM and security vendor Jamf has got even closer to leading ID tech purveyor Okta.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Mike Elgan |Evan Schuman |Apple Holic
Every business using tech (which means every business) should now hope that the days of insecure platform design are numbered, as one of the most powerful cybersecurity agencies on the planet steps into the ring to demand tougher security. Following the financial disaster of the Microsoft/CrowdStrike debacle, the BSI — Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security — is demanding that tech firms take swift steps to secure their products and prevent a repeat meltdown.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Evan Schuman |Matthew Finnegan |Apple Holic
Credit: frantic00 / Shutterstock Jamf has removed yet another brick in the wall put up by Windows-centric IT staffers to fend off acceptance Macs in the enterprise, revealing a new partnership with Microsoft that simplifies management of both Windows and Apple devices using Microsoft Azure.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Gyana Ranjan Swain |Matthew Finnegan |Apple Holic
The battle between privacy and convenience in artificial intelligence (AI) has truly begun, as Google introduces its own Pixel take on AI smartphones, making a subtle (and unwise) indirect dig at Apple for being open to working with others. Because open beats closed, right? The new Pixel 9 range ships with support for Gemini AI, Google’s ChatGPT/Apple Intelligence competitor.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Lynn Greiner |Mikael Markander |Apple Holic
Apple has once again tweaked its terms of business for developers as it continues to seek alignment with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) while looking to protect its business. The latest changes followed accusations from the European Commission that the conditions Apple had made so far to meet the DMA did not go far enough.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Anirban Ghoshal |Gyana Ranjan Swain |Apple Holic
Like me, analysts expect Apple to eventually charge for access to some Apple Intelligence features, which is why I think the biggest opportunity for the company involves AI-augmented fitness and healthcare. First, the thesis: Analysts Neil Shah (Counterpoint Research) and Ben Wood (CCS Insight) both told CNBC they believe Apple will eventually attempt to monetize Apple Intelligence, potentially as part of its Apple One bundle of services.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
computerworld.com | Jonny Evans |Elizabeth Montalbano |Viktor Eriksson |Apple Holic
Enterprises are becoming increasingly impressed by the robust security of Macs, and Apple is locking its platform down even more firmly with macOS Sequoia and a couple of changes to improve defenses against malware and “camfecting.” This reflects the company’s continued mission to ensure platform security by design. The first change is the biggest. Apple’s Gatekeeper protection is designed to stop people from running unsafe applications on their Macs.
