The automation journey is all about reclaiming time to focus on meaningful work. Sometimes though, embracing a modern approach to IT automation can seem like scaling a never-ending mountain. But hey, the view from the top is so worth it! So, picture this: enhancing skill sets, growing in your career, streamlining procedures, and cherishing family time. You can live the fantasy.
We brought together a couple of amazing customers and two of Automox's finest experts to chat about accessible IT automation. In this blog, we drop some hints on where to tune in during the Virtual Summit on-demand recording. Join the fun and discover our guests’ genius tips for reclaiming precious time in their daily grind!
“Our real mission is to bring accessible IT automation to the IT operators. We have a lot of sympathy, background, and experience working in it, and we know the struggles that you all go through every day, and we also know how important we are to our friends [over] on the Security Team and bringing scalable automation to them as well as to the rest of the business. So we have some very ambitious goals here at Automox.” – David Van Heerden, Manager of IT Operations and Product Evangelist
Automate Your Way to Desired State
Tired of dealing with the manual lift that is:
Complex policy configuration?
Monotonous IT troubleshooting?
Repetitive third-party app updates?
Say goodbye to wasted time and hello to stronger security, integrity, and accuracy of your systems! With Automox Worklets™, David Van Heerden shows you how to evaluate status, remediate, and fast-forward to learn more during the 2023 Fall Virtual Summit. Don't miss it, just skip to 3 minutes!
“Once you have that automation figured out and the work figured out, you suddenly don't have to react to every news article that you see on the Internet”. – Rich Casselberry, VP IT Security, Architecture and Compliance, ATN International
Integrate for the Best of Both Worlds
Still have the on-demand recording open? You don’t want to miss this so skip ahead to the 9-minute mark to catch Rich Casselberry spilling the tea on how his team found the perfect patching solution to complement Rapid7. With the integration between the Rapid7 InsightVM tool and the Automox API, they made their security compliance a breeze by finding and fixing vulnerabilities faster than ever. And don't miss Landon Miles from Automox showing off the magic of remediating 106 vulnerabilities in seconds with this integration at the 45-minute mark!
“They [Automox] allow you to patch. Not just Microsoft updates, which frankly, are pretty easy. Right? But all of the third-party software, plus Linux, plus Mac, plus all of the things that you've been complaining about…replaced a lot of our tools and integrates well with a Rapid 7 piece.” – Rich Casselberry, VP IT Security, Architecture and Compliance, ATN International
Tap into Your Resources. Vendors, Communities, Colleagues
You may possess problem-solving wizardry, but even the wisest know when to seek assistance. With remote work, it's easy to overlook the wealth of resources within arm's reach. Dive deep into your tech stack and unravel its mysteries. Whether you tap into the Automox community for community-based Worklets or engage in a call to glean wisdom from the experts, help is abundant. Just extend a hand and embrace the knowledge. Tune in around minute 18 for the full scoop!
“It's been invaluable for us. Let's call someone who's already done it, who knows, has got the expertise and the tools. And it's okay to call somebody to help, you're right. In fact, it's almost better than spending 5 hours, or your whole weekend banging your head against the wall because you don't know how to do this particular thing. Pick up the phone, call somebody, move on to the next thing.” – Rich Casselberry, VP IT Security, Architecture and Compliance, ATN International
Don’t Sweat the Small “Tech Debt,” Just Automate It
Start by tackling the small stuff — pay off pesky debts first. It'll free up time for the more complex automations. As Rich Casselberry wisely put it, “Let's get to easy wins. Let's free up a lot of our time, and then we'll go after the hard stuff when you know when we have more time.” Did you close out of the Virtual Summit on-demand? Catch this gem at minute 21!
“Let's get to easy wins. Let's free up a lot of our time, and then we'll go after the hard stuff when you know when we have more time.” –Rich Casselberry, VP IT Security, Architecture and Compliance, ATN International
Remember, You Deserve to Work – Easier
There’s no short of AI to get the job done nowadays but AI created to up-level your IT scripting? Now that's worth exploring! Check out Automox's ingenious use of the ChatGPT large language model with Ask Otto at minute 24. With Otto AI, scripting is faster than ever. Custom scripts and Worklets just got a whole lot easier!
“This is a very powerful tool to very quickly initiate a Worklet and save the time of having to use the Worklet to install this on all of your servers, instead of going to each one individually and running the set of commands.” – Landon Miles, Technical Marketing Manager, Automox
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
These IT wizards emphasized the cruciality of assembling this advice thus far (check in around minute 32). Begin by delving into the Worklet Catalog for hundreds of use cases to choose from, grabbing an Automox-verified evaluation and remediation code to automate any task, on any endpoint, and injecting it into the ingenious AI assistant to capture all the perfect context tailored just for you. Let the magic happen! Tag, you’re it! It works best if you try it for yourself here.
“You know, we have experienced engineers that are writing and creating these Worklet solutions in that catalog. So yeah, wholeheartedly agree that it's best to take a look at what's already been done, vetted, and tested by our Worklets team and bring that in.” – David Van Heerden, Manager of IT Operations and Product Evangelist
Let Worklets Work For You
In the world of IT teams, managing devices that can be anywhere, regardless of an end user's presence, can be quite the challenge. But fear not! Automox comes to the rescue. Just ask Brian Frati, the Senior Network Engineer at National Development. According to Brian, "It's nice to be able to push out a policy without any human interaction." With Worklets from the Automox Community and the Automox-verified Worklet catalog to automate any task, on any endpoint, Brian gets the job done like a tech magician. Catch Brian's segment at the 35-minute mark and witness the magic unfold!
"It's nice to be able to push out a policy without any human interaction." – Brian Frati, Senior Security Engineer, National Development
Kick the Grunt Work to the Curb
Configuration and complexity can be quite the duo. Brian Frati knows firsthand how easy it is to get tangled up in the weeds with those fancy policies. But not to worry, he stumbled upon the Community Worklet thread and saved the day with the Dell Command Update with Output Showing Updates Installed Worklet. Like magic, the registry edits were swiftly handled and the Worklet runs like a charm. Listen to the details at the 40-minute mark.
"Automox has given me more time to focus on other things and to focus on advancing my career. – Brian Frati, Senior Security Engineer, National Development
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