IBM open-sources Mac@IBM code, spreading tech to other businesses
IBM on Tuesday shared word that it's open-sourcing its Mac@IBM provisioning code, which should enable other companies to provision Macs using similar architecture.
Businesses using Mac@IBM can collect more data about their employees when performing macOS setups. Workers, meanwhile, can customize their enterprise enrollment by choosing which apps to install, including bundles of related titles.
IBM made the announcement at this week's Jamf Nation User Conference. It's unknown how many third parties may actually be seeking to adopt Mac@IBM-based code.
Apple and IBM have been partnered for several years, when they unveiled plans to develop iOS apps for other businesses. Since then their cooperation has only deepened, for example extending the Mac deployment at IBM that started in 2008.
Earlier in 2018, Apple and IBM said they would roll out in-app machine learning capabilities through Apple's Core ML platform and IBM's Watson technology.
On Tuesday Jamf said that its software would be used to manage the Apple devices of SAP, another giant in the enterprise world.
Businesses using Mac@IBM can collect more data about their employees when performing macOS setups. Workers, meanwhile, can customize their enterprise enrollment by choosing which apps to install, including bundles of related titles.
IBM made the announcement at this week's Jamf Nation User Conference. It's unknown how many third parties may actually be seeking to adopt Mac@IBM-based code.
Apple and IBM have been partnered for several years, when they unveiled plans to develop iOS apps for other businesses. Since then their cooperation has only deepened, for example extending the Mac deployment at IBM that started in 2008.
Earlier in 2018, Apple and IBM said they would roll out in-app machine learning capabilities through Apple's Core ML platform and IBM's Watson technology.
On Tuesday Jamf said that its software would be used to manage the Apple devices of SAP, another giant in the enterprise world.
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In my experience the problems were the other way around “Windows connecting to itself” and all other non Windows systems.
I may add that Excel started in the Mac, but Windows is the one how made Office what it is today in business and enterprises. Regarding Oracle and IBM databases, I mention them as examples of enterprise software that it's ahead of Apple. There are cases where Apple solutions it's the best option, while for other is not. The same can be said of all devices, services and applications. But as today, it looks like the MS ecosystem is the best option for most business and enterprises.
Other company have come out and said when they deployed macs they do not replace Macs at the same rate as Wintels computers. The company I work for, replaces our PD's every two use to avoid dealing with issue as the PC ages. I worked for 3 different companies who had the same PC policy of lease verse buy and trade in every two years. It a also been reported their IT call desk support requirements dropped way off with macs. Again MS can not say this, if anything every OS release they had has caused more support issues.
the truth is that we will never know what would have happened if Microsoft didn’t illegally prevent their competitors from accessing the platform right away, a heir own application developers were able to. The ruling included watching Microsoft for several years, and the requirement that they keep a “Chinese wall” between systems development and applications development.
of course, Microsoft did it again with Netscape and computer OEMs in the mid late ‘90’s, just a very few years later. They also stole Apple’s QuickTime software in order to get video working properly in Windows. It would be interesting to wonder what w;u,d have happened if, at that time, Apple wasn’t in financial trouble, and required Microsoft to remove that software instead of maki g the deal they did. What, and where, would Windows be today if it couldn’t run video without stopping, hesitating and jumping?
businesses are moving away from Windows slowly, but surely.
I'm not sure business are moving away from Windows. What I'm seeing is business and enterprises adopting Mac's, but not necessarily to completely replace Windows. The MS enterprise ecosystem runs better on Windows, and that's what most of them have. At the same time, MS management tools with Jamf integration and MS Office for Mac are tools that open the door for more Mac deployments. Let's see what happens in the next few years. But when you see that a single customer deploy Windows 10 in 4M devices, you understand how strong Windows is in the enterprise.
War's over guys, Wormer dropped the big one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI
But seriously, aren't we at the point where, we are discussing, Chromebooks that run Excel? and Macs? or iPads? and such?
I mean it's over right, I've thought for at least the last 6 years the wars been over...
The war is over guys... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-tbX7xVG4
oh, I’m not saying that Windows will completely go away from anywhere. But the monopoly in business is being shredded. A large number of companies and government agencies have replaced Windows notebooks with iPads, and have been doing so for years. We’re seeing for iOS the sort of thing we saw for PC DOS and Windows, with $billions of specialty software being written for that OS. It becomes cumulative.
right now, we’re in the middle of the switchover to Win 10 from 7, and earlier. Once that’s mostly complete, we’ll see the continued slide of Windows sales. Microsoft knows that, and they’re preparing for it. Where Windows was first, now applications are first. It’s far more profitable, in the long term, to sell subscriptions for applications than to have Windows. We can see that in their just announced results for the quarter.
After twenty years of exclusive windows usage, I have completely switched to macOS and iWorks. I don’t miss office even a tiny bit.