fleet/articles/open-source-organization.md
Eric b1ea2121da
Website: Add "About Fleet" section to case study article template page. (#43086)
Closes https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/issues/41798


Changes:
- Added an "About Fleet" section to the case study article template
page.
- Removed the "About Fleet" sections from case study articles.



FYI @irenareedy: After this change is merged, you will not need to
include an "About Fleet" section on new case study articles.
2026-04-06 17:28:36 -05:00

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Open-source organization manages 1,556 devices with real-time compliance

A global open-source software organization managing a fleet of over 1,500 devices required a solution that respected privacy and offered equal depth for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

At a glance

  • Endpoints: 1,556 (Mac, Windows, and Linux).
  • Primary requirement: True multi-OS support and open-source core.
  • Key integrations: Splunk and Google BigQuery.
  • Previous solution: Legacy tools that treated Linux as a "second-class citizen".

The challenge:

The team lacked a unified solution for remote wipe and deep logging across their diverse OS environment. Linux servers and BYOD units were major blind spots with limited compliance visibility.

The solution

Fleets open-source nature aligned with their organizational values, easing cultural acceptance and reducing pushback on MDM adoption. They used GitOps and osquery to implement real-time compliance checks as code.

The results

  • Minutes vs. days: Response times to new vulnerabilities shifted from days to minutes through real-time visibility and targeted patching.
  • Automated reporting: The team uses the API to programmatically track fleet-maintained app versions and patch compliance.
  • Unified ecosystem: Streaming telemetry into Splunk and BigQuery allowed them to correlate endpoint events with broader infrastructure logs.