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John Strosahl became Jamf CEO in September. He isn’t a new face and was one of the first employees then-incoming (now former) CEO Dean Hager hired eight years ago. Together, they managed the company’s transition into a leading Apple solution integrator across the enterprise, medical, and education industries.I caught up with both men to talk about Apple’s growing place in the enterprise and Strosahl’s plans for the future of Jamf.The culture thingMac admins like to say that Jamf has a unique company culture, which is particularly visible at the company’s public events.“It’s our secret sauce,” said Strosahl. “Of all the companies…

Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On both Windows 10 and Windows 11, the Start menu is now packed with ads, “suggestions,” and search results for Bing — not just the files on your computer. On Windows 11, Microsoft made big changes to the taskbar, and while some beloved features like taskbar labels and drag and drop are finally back, you can’t move the taskbar to another edge of your screen — and Microsoft has no plans to let you do so.But these are Windows PCs we’re talking…

Well, my friends, hell has officially frozen over.Samsung, the company traditionally associated with slow and unpredictable Android software updates, has started sending out the latest and greatest Android version to owners of its current-gen Galaxy S23 flagship phone.Make no mistake about it: This is quite an accomplishment — and quite a milestone not only for Samsung but for Android device-makers in general. For context, this has Galaxy S23 owners in the respectable position of receiving Android 14 roughly four weeks after the software’s release. Last year, it took Samsung nearly three months to get the current Android version out to…

Following trials with hundreds of customers in recent months, Microsoft’s M365 Copilot becomes generally available for larger customers on Nov. 1.Since announcing a partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI earlier this year, Microsoft has been deploying the Copilot generative AI (genAI) assistant across its suite of Microsoft 365 business productivity and collaboration apps. Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and a range of other applications are connected to the AI assistant, which can automate tasks and create content — potentially saving users time and bolstering productivity. The aim of Copilot is to automating tasks such as drafting an email or creating a slideshow. In a blog…

While most of the world is otherwise occupied on Monday, Apple will introduce “scary fast” technologies during an evening non-public event at its Cupertino headquarters in Apple Park. While Mac users will be delighted, it will be the company’s processor competitors who must prepare for a fright.Why so? Because in the hours since the announcement of the event, the “Apple Web” seems to have agreed that the most likely product to be announced will be M3 Macs.That’s going to be yet another slap in the face for competitors, who are only now snapping at the heels of Apple’s M2 processor…

AI and cloud-fueled growth has seen Microsoft post a double-digit revenue increase during the first quarter of its 2024 financial year, despite the ongoing weakness with PC sales.For the quarter ending September 30, Microsoft generated net income of $22.3 billion, an increase of 27% year over year. It also reported a year-over-year 13% increase in overall revenue, to $56.5 billion.Ever since Microsoft-backed OpenAI made ChatGPT generally available late last year, Microsoft has gone all-in on its own AI strategy, with its flagship Copilot tool about to be rolled out across the company’s entire product portfolio.As a result of this strategy,…

The explosive growth in the demand for generative AI has been a big revenue driver for public clouds. However, while some cloud players are reaping the benefits of user demand, Google Cloud seems to be failing to cash in on one of the biggest technology opportunities in decades.As Alphabet declared its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, all eyes were on the company’s cloud division, Google Cloud, since — even while up to now costs have outweighed sales — it has been the biggest revenue growth driver for the company over the past several years.While Google Cloud revenue managed to grow at…

Cisco has announced a new artifical intelligence strategy for its Webex videoconferencing platform, including an AI-powered assistant that can summarize meeting content and answer questions, and generative AI capabilities to improve the quality of video meetings.The announcements, which were made Wednesday at the company’s WebexOne conference, focus on three areas: audio intelligence, video intelligence and language intelligence, according to Keith Griffin, a Cisco distinguished engineer. “Our intent here is to is to apply this across the entire Webex suite, from our devices, to our contact center and the Webex connect control hub, really everywhere you would need an assisted experience,”…

Intel, long the dominant supplier of chips for Windows PC, could soon see its stranglehold on the market threatened by Arm-based CPUs from three major semiconductor makers — Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm.Nvidia, whose graphics processing units (GPUs) are the go-to chips for AI workloads, is now reportedly designing central processing units (CPUs) for PCs in what could be seen as an effort to challenge Intel’s dominance of the personal computing chip market. Intel had 80.6% of the desktop PC CPU share as of the second quarter this year, according to IDC.Nvidia is using technology from Arm to design chips that…

After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.The executive order, expected to be unveiled Monday, would also change immigration standards to allow a greater influx of technology workers to help accelerate US development efforts.On Tuesday night, the White House sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event Monday hosted by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to The Washington Post.Generative AI, which has been advancing at breakneck speeds and setting…