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My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• Apple's OS development teams are going to 'Build Different' November 21, 2019
  Some say the mantra for agile development is to be sufficiently resolute to move fast and break things. But as enterprises grow, the consequences of doing so become unsustainable – as Apple appears to have learned with iOS 13.Build different A Bloomberg report claims Apple has changed the way its development teams work in response to […]
• Security lessons from a Mac-only fintech company November 20, 2019
  Apple remains a highly secure choice for enterprise professionals, but security threats remain and the environment requires sophisticated endpoint management tools, according to Build America Mutual (BAM) CTO David McIntyre.The Mac only bank BAM, one of the leading U.S. municipal bond insurers, has insured more than $65 billion since its launch in 2012. It also has […]
• iPhone users: Do you love or loathe Quick Share in iOS 13? November 19, 2019
  I know lots of people who rely on iOS 13 and iPad OS for their business, but they aren’t necessarily getting much from using the QuickShare feature.So why is it there?What’s wrong with QuickShare? QuickShare is that first row of names you see when you open up the Share pane from within almost any app […]
• Salesforce announces new iOS enterprise apps November 18, 2019
  One year since Apple and Salesforce joined forces to make it easier to use the CRM platform with iOS, the two companies have announced new apps and a new SDK.Swift, Siri, SDK and more With around 80% of Fortune 500 companies making use of Salesforce, the move to introduce better iOS support on the CRM […]
• JNUC 2019: For enterprise pros, it's like the old days of Apple events November 14, 2019
  MINNEAPOLIS – “This reminds me of one of the old Apple events,” Apple’s one-time product manager of automation technologies, Sal Soghoian said as we entered the opening Jamf keynote speech at JNUC 2019 earlier this week.I couldn’t help but agree with him by the time the event was winding down.Enterprise and Apple evangelism All of the […]
• Apple introduces its new 16-in. MacBook Pro November 13, 2019
  MINNEAPOLIS – Apple’s new 16-in. MacBook Pro, unveiled today, replaces the 15-in. model with revamped hardware that delivers up to 80% better performance – and a new Magic Keyboard. The company also confirmed that it plans to ship the long-expected Mac Pro in “December."Everyone is talking about the new laptop I’m at the Jamf JNUC […]
• IBM: ‘Mac users are happier and more productive’ November 12, 2019
  MINNEAPOLIS – IBM stole the show at the annual Jamf Nation User Conference this week when it announced that Mac users are more likely to stay with the company and will be more productive while they're there.IBM’s happy Apple orchestra IBM CIO Fletcher Previn talked up fresh IBM findings that show those of its employees […]