Fleet 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.
“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.”
