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Jamf: Generative AI is coming to an Apple IT admin near you

September 20, 2023 admin apple, generative ai, it skills, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Imagine running fleets of iPhones that alert you when unexpected security-related incidents take place, or when otherwise legitimate service requests arrive from devices at an unexpected time or location. Imagine management and security software that not only identified these kinds of anomalies but gave you useful advice to help remediate the problem.

This, and more, is the kind of protection Jamf hopes to deliver using generative AI tools.

Generative IT for Apple admins

Jamf believes generative AI can be a big benefit to tech support and IT admin, and talked about its efforts at the end of an extensive Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) keynote. Akash Kamath, the company’s senior vice president, engineering, explained that just as the Mac made computing personal, genAI makes AI personal.

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Coming soon — a resume-validating blockchain network for job seekers

October 5, 2022 admin careers, Data Privacy, file sharing, it jobs, it skills, remote work, Technology Industry

An online resume-validating network has garnered support from than a dozen board members from companies whose ranks include Aon, Oracle, SAP, UKG and ZipRecruiter with the aim of reducing the time and cost of vetting job candidates.

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IT salaries aren't keeping up with inflation — but that may soon change

May 28, 2022 admin it jobs, IT Leadership, IT Management, it skills, it training, remote work, salaries, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Pay for some IT professionals is failing to keep up with inflation, according to a salary survey by IT employment consultancy Janco Associates for calendar year 2021. But preliminary data indicates pay for tech workers could soon change drastically with job market in IT tight, and many companies eyeing major tech projects in the year ahead.

With inflation in the US running at about 8% over the past year, salary increases — even for IT execs — have failed to keep pace.

The mean compensation for all IT pros last year rose only 2.05%, with the median salary at $100,022 for those at large enterprises and at $95,681 for IT workers at mid-sized firms, according to Janco.

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