Fleet Rings in The End of Invasive IT Notifications with Industry-First Auto-Scheduling of Operating System Updates for macOS, Windows, and Linux

New, personalized ‘maintenance windows’ provide compliance and security with a smoother employee experience across macOS, Windows, and Linux

Fleet, the leader in open-source device management, today announced its newest feature designed to put an end to the all-too-common disruptions caused by IT notifications and forced restarts. The newly-released ‘Maintenance windows’ feature integrates security patches into the natural flow of the day for both in-office and remote workers, ensuring that critical updates do not interrupt important work.

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Fleet's ‘Maintenance windows’ feature analyzes each employee's calendar and finds the optimal time for updates (Graphic: Business Wire)

"I like this new feature," said Erik Gomez, creator of Nudge, a popular tool for managing OS updates. "I agree with the sentiment 100%."

Fleet now analyzes each employee's calendar and finds the optimal time for updates, so they occur when the user's computer is free, not in the middle of a critical task like writing a long comment or during an important sales demo or board presentation. Auto-scheduled maintenance windows address the common pain points voiced by end users and executives alike, whose days are often derailed by poorly timed IT interventions. They give everyone, not just the C-suite, a personalized approach to ensuring security while avoiding never-ending interruptions that most employees just ignore anyway.

AI-generated explanations in the calendar events further help users understand why the updates are needed and what they should expect to see happen to their computers.

"I think this is brilliant," said Brad, vice president of analytics at a large company that undergoes frequent updates and patches to maintain compliance with financial regulations. "Our CEO complains all the time about how the way the MDM is currently set up is ruining her day. Users are going to appreciate the transparency, and IT is going to appreciate knowing that they have the updates on everyone's calendar, that they are actually going to happen."

"When you are running to your desk five minutes before your first meeting, the last thing you want to see is that loading screen about an OS update from the middle of the night. It's like, now you're 15 minutes late to your meeting, all for something that could have at least been scheduled for another time," says Mike McNeil, CEO of Fleet. "We’ve heard the complaints loud and clear and are doing something about one of the biggest problems in workplace productivity – disruptions caused by forced, unplanned OS updates.”

For more information:

• About the product: https://fleetdm.com/contact
• Product documentation: https://fleetdm.com/docs
• About the company: https://fleetdm.com/handbook/company

About Fleet

Fleet is an open-source platform for IT, identity, SRE, and security teams with lots of computers. The company is dedicated to making IT less annoying and more accessible with an open API for every endpoint, while maintaining privacy, transparency, and trust through open-source software. Organizations like Fastly and Gusto use Fleet for employee experience, device management, device health ("zero trust"), vulnerability management, endpoint security, and more. Backed by Sid Sijbrandij (NYSE: GTLB, GitLab), Dylan Field (Figma), CRV, and other smart people, Fleet is an all-remote company with team members on four continents. For more information, visit fleetdm.com, or read the open-source company handbook.

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"Fleet, the leader in open-source device management, today announced its newest feature designed to put an end to the all-too-common disruptions caused by IT notifications and forced restarts."