Rethinking endpoint management: Fleet, osquery and Infrastructure as Code

Modern device management requires moving away from traditional Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools that operate as opaque "black boxes" and demand blind trust. An engineering-driven approach is recommended, emphasizing transparency, visibility, auditability, and scalability through open-source tools like osquery and Fleet, complemented by Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. Osquery allows IT teams to transform endpoint telemetry into structured data, providing universal, kernel-level visibility across diverse operating systems via SQL syntax, while Fleet acts as an open-source control plane that scales from small to large enterprises, offering real-time device management and integration with SIEM or data lakes. The shift to IaC enables configurations to be managed as code in version-controlled repositories, fostering auditability, compliance, and disaster recovery by automating changes through a CI/CD pipeline. This approach not only consolidates tools and reduces reliance on proprietary solutions but also aligns IT operations with software engineering best practices, though it necessitates new skills for IT teams to fully leverage the benefits of this paradigm shift.

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