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• Friday Notebook, November 16: Wandera and IBM Security; BlackBerry to buy Cylance

  Also: Citrix and Sapho; Centrify and Idaptive; Samsung; SimpleMDM; 2019 predictions; streaming video games; blog recommendations: and more!  Continue Reading

• Citrix acquires Sapho for $200 million to bring “micro apps” into Citrix Workspace

  Micro apps are consistent with Citrix’s workspace strategy, so this should fit right in, especially if they keep getting more popular.  Continue Reading

• A conversation with Centrify and Idaptive on their future plans

  Centrify will continue with privileged access management; Idaptive will do IDaaS. They say it makes sense since the two businesses market to different buyers.  Continue Reading

• After Knox, what’s Samsung’s next big hit in the enterprise?

  Smartwatches and IoT look the most interesting to me, but as a company with one of everything, Samsung has a lot of options. Now, which one will be as important as Samsung Knox?  Continue Reading

• Meet SimpleMDM, the simple Apple MDM service that’s gaining fans

  Do-it-all MDM solutions aren’t necessarily the answer—what about smaller companies that offer organizations part of what they need?  Continue Reading

• My 2019 predictions for enterprise mobility, desktop virtualization, and EUC

  No, it’s not too early—2019 is just around the corner!  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, November 9: VMworld 2018 Europe; Samsung Developer Conference

  Also: Symantec acquired Appthority; Jamf Connect; Mac security; Zimperium; Google on Android PHAs; Liquidware; Okta; Citrix; ThinPrint and 10ZiG; Login VSI; and more.  Continue Reading

• How can you deal with all the new macOS security controls?

  How to deal with KEXT whitelisting and TCC controls, and how to stay up to date on the latest developments.  Continue Reading

• VMworld 2018 Europe is bringing a healthy dose of updates for EUC products

  My favorite new feature: Blast session collaboration for Linux. Otherwise, it’s business as usual—in the best possible way. VMware announced refinements across EMM, identity, and desktop virt.  Continue Reading

• A look at Jamf Connect (formerly NoMAD Pro) and how it helps with identity management on macOS

  Jamf Connect, based on the recent NoMAD acquisition, can set up user accounts and link them to modern authentication. It will soon be adding support for Azure AD, on top support for Okta and AD.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, November 2: Lookout’s push to continuous conditional access

  Also: Android Enterprise COPE mode; Parallels RAS 16.5.1; Citrix Workspace updates; and more.  Continue Reading

• Catching up with Fleetsmith on new features and DEP security

  Fleetsmith, the Mac management vendor, announced a new security dashboard and audit log, plus we take a closer look at DEP enrollment security.  Continue Reading

• How DaaS platforms handle cost optimization in the public cloud

  When virtual desktops are running in the cloud, we need to keep a close eye on resource consumption to keep costs down. Here’s how DaaS platforms do it.  Continue Reading

• What I learned at Ping Identify 2018

  It’s time to start adopting MFA, while we look toward more advanced identity and access management features already coming down the pipeline.  Continue Reading

• 10 Observations on my first Jamf Nation User Conference - JNUC 2018

  The Device Enrollment Program is heavily used, and most customers are happy to head into the future. However, there’s still plenty of space for Apple itself to work in a more enterprise-friendly way.  Continue Reading