JumpCloud today announced it is adding a zero-touch enrollment for Macs capability to its cloud directory platform that will also be extended over time to applications. Greg Keller, JumpCloud CTO, said this new capability extends Apple Business Manager, formerly known as Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP), all the way down to specific users by leveraging […]
DevOps Deeper Dive: Apple Adds Fuel to ITSM Fire
Apple’s acquisition this week of Fleetsmith, a provider of IT service management (ITSM) tools for Apple devices, is reigniting a fierce debate over how best to manage endpoints in heterogeneous IT environments. Fleetsmith, along with rivals including Jamf Software and IBM, provides ITSM tools that only manage Apple devices. The company argues that the IT […]
VMware Ties Desktop Virtualization to DevOps Productivity
It’s no secret that when it comes to building applications, many developers prefer to use the Apple Macintosh. However, that preference can create multiple DevOps challenges. VMware is moving to reduce the friction with the release of VMware Fusion Pro 10, a desktop virtualization offering for Apple Macs that now supports REST application programming interfaces […]