Unified tool for zero-touch provisioning and IT asset management
Most endpoint management solutions handle either device deployment or IT asset tracking separately, forcing teams to stitch together multiple tools. This fragmentation prevents sysadmins from managing multi-platform hardware lifecycle workflows in a single pane of glass.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Combining multiple tools like Windows Autopilot and IntuneDid this help you?
- 2Using separate manufacturer and MDM enrollment portals (Apple Business Manager, Google Enterprise, Intune) and pointing them to a central MDMDid this help you?
- 3Using separate point solutions or partial tools for each operating system, such as running Mosyle exclusively for macOS while leaving other platforms uncovered.Did this help you?
- 4Manually creating a pipeline and input variables for terraform and ansible to create VMs and push information to NetboxDid this help you?
- 5Choosing an IP from Netbox and using ping to check if it existsDid this help you?
- 6Using a traditional Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (AAD) stack instead.Did this help you?
- 7Cobbling together multiple platform-specific MDMs like Intune for Windows and Mosyle for Mac.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Would like to ask which brand solution is ideal for zero-touch provisioning of devices, where the company can deliver devices directly to users upon purchase from any store.”source ↗
“Aside from that, it should also cover IT asset management in one platform.”source ↗
“I've heard of Windows Autopilot + Intune, but is there a single-vendor solution for that that also includes ITSM?”source ↗
“We're looking for a solid multi-platform device management (MDM/UEM) solution.”source ↗
“Currently we're running Mosyle for macOS, but the other platforms aren't fully covered yet, and we'd like a unified solution across all three.”source ↗
“We are struggling with the Google Workspace SCIM limitation, though that may be resolved at a higher license tier.”source ↗
“My concern is mainly down to device management at this point. If I do the Google path, it’s harder to do cloud logins to desktop devices.”source ↗
“I just don’t know if it’s going to be difficult to get employees to move off Windows to Mac or Chrome OS, or what. I left the IT space when Windows 11 just came out and I’m personally just not a fan of it. I’m also tired of the legacy stuff, the dozens of licenses it takes to do something, etc..”source ↗
“For windows I have mix of Maas360 which I'm trying to deprecate for half year and Intune, for Mac is Mosyle, we don't have ChromeOS.”source ↗
“I need some help on the architecture and flow I want to setup for netbox.gitlab, proxmox and terraform.”source ↗
“We have different proxmox clusters/servers. I myself and others need to be able to create a vm as simple as possible while it populates netbox and our AD DNS and bind dns server.”source ↗
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