Recast Bets on Community DNA as Endpoint Management Enters Its Next Phase

As enterprise IT teams juggle sprawling device fleets, cloud-first applications, and the slow sunset of legacy management tools, the center of gravity in endpoint management is shifting. Control is no longer enough. Vendors are being judged on how well they translate day-to-day operator pain into usable, opinionated software—fast.

That’s the backdrop for Recast’s latest leadership move. The application and endpoint management firm has appointed Jake Mosey as its new chief product officer, tasking him with turning customer signal into product strategy at a moment when Intune-led environments are redefining how IT actually works.

Mosey arrives with deep credibility among systems administrators. He spent nearly two decades at Jamf, where he helped shape product strategy across multiple growth phases and ultimately led the company’s SMB market efforts. Perhaps more importantly, he was one of the founders of Jamf Nation, a practitioner-driven community that became a feedback engine long before “community-led product development” was fashionable.

That history matters. Modern endpoint management isn’t being shaped in executive briefings—it’s being shaped in forums, scripts, GitHub repos, and admin Slack channels where practitioners openly share what breaks, what works, and what wastes time.

Recast appears intent on leaning into that reality.

“The market is rapidly evolving, and Recast is attuned to how these shifts are profoundly affecting our customers,” said Will Teevan, CEO of Recast. “An ever-increasing number of organizations adopts Intune each year, and our solutions work beautifully in tandem with this technology. With his finger on the pulse of the IT community, Jake will ensure the voice of the customer informs our strategy in creative new ways as we continue to help our 70,000+ global users navigate a changing industry.”

That emphasis on coexistence—rather than replacement—is key. As Microsoft Intune becomes the default control plane for endpoint policy, a growing ecosystem of tools is emerging to fill operational gaps Microsoft hasn’t prioritized. Recast’s Application Workspace and Right Click Tools have carved out a niche by making day-to-day endpoint tasks faster and less brittle, particularly in hybrid environments still straddling legacy tooling.

The company has also been unusually aggressive about giving tools away. In 2025, Recast expanded its free portfolio with OSDCloud and introduced Right Click Tools for Intune, betting that community goodwill and real-world adoption are more powerful than traditional upsell funnels.

Mosey’s appointment signals that this isn’t a side strategy—it’s the product strategy.

“I’m impressed by the momentum Recast has built, with customers in more than 125 countries and a community that deeply values the work this team has done,” Mosey said. “That passion speaks to the importance of the problems we’re solving. I’m excited to work closely with our customers and community. When we combine empathy with thoughtful, disciplined strategy, we can make the modern workplace work better while continuing to grow Recast in a meaningful way.”

For an industry wrestling with automation fatigue, tool sprawl, and the creeping complexity of cloud-first management, that framing feels deliberate. Recast isn’t positioning itself as the next monolithic platform. It’s positioning itself as an amplifier—one that listens closely to the people actually keeping endpoints alive, patched, and usable.

In today’s IT landscape, that may be the most defensible product strategy of all.