Rippling IT

Ah, man. We feel ya, Gary. You need an approval today, except the admin's OOO. Ugh. Foiled by the Maldives once again. They'll get you every time. You wouldn't design your network with a single point of failure. So why set up your approval workflows that way? Let's not. Some requests are high-risk, but many are not! And when you build approval logic that knows the difference — like, say, within Rippling; just a thought -- you stop setting up blockers and start making progress. P.S. Once again, please pay no attention to that city-wrecking creature flying over the boss' shoulder. That does not concern us.

Next week, we're sitting down with Andy Phelps, a customer of ours and the CTO and co-founder of Longevity Consulting. He uses every element of the Rippling IT suite -- Identity & Access, Device Management, and Inventory Management -- to consolidate what used to be a sprawling mess of different SaaS tools. Centralized IT ops helps him manage device deployment, onboarding + offboardings, and compliance audit cycles in one unified platform. So Andy will be going through all that and more with Carter Francis and James Sorrenti, and we'd love to see ya there! Come on down. Wednesday, March 4 @ 3p ET / 12p PT. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-9t9Zfu

More awards! Which, as previously established, we love. 🏆 Rippling IT has been ranked one of the Fastest Growing Products on G2 in 2026. Here's why it matters, straight from a customer: 💬 "Rippling IT integrates device management, access, app, and onboarding processes into one system — helping streamline coordination between HR, IT, and operations without compromising security and visibility." – Ashwath S. We're in very good company, and we hope to be in more and more of *your* companies — we're talkin to you, people of LinkedIn! — soon. Honored to be recognized and looking forward to continuing this momentum.

If I automate what I do, then… what will I do? More interesting stuff. I learned earned early in my tech career that automation and documentation are virtues that seem like they could be career killers, but just make you more valuable. I tie those two together, because the first steps of automation are rooted in documentation. You need to do the thing, write how the thing should be done, then if appropriate (or fun) automate it. You get some time back from repetitive tasks and you've locked in a level of consistency. Win win, go do it again. Next week I'll be having a chat with Alec Pesola from Rippling as well as two folks I've followed in the Mac Admins space for some time Nathan Felton and Alan W. (Alan who I'll also be meeting up with in Nashville right after I post this.) Come join us online for: 👨🏻💻 How to Keep Your IT Job While Implementing Automation 🗓️ Wed, Feb. 25th at Noon PST / 3pm EST https://lnkd.in/eunSz6-V

Don't let unreliable offboardings foil your master plans. People like Bryan can be a real pain. (Or, well... let's go with *employees* like Bryan, whose species remains undetermined. We'll get back to you.) But they don't have to be! Not when your offboarding workflow is already automated. Device trust keeps everything visible, the departing employee's device can be automatically locked and wiped the moment they leave, and pre-built integrations with Microsoft and Google keep your sensitive data from leaving with them. That's running IT like a mastermind. P.S. Pay no attention to the other individual of indeterminate species hanging out of a helicopter in the first few seconds.

Voting closes tomorrow for Expert Insights' 2026 Cybersecurity Community Awards!!! The Best Community Impact award honors the company that's given the most to the broader IT-security community this year, and while we're admittedly biased, we happen to think that's kind of our thing. So, if you agree, take 10 seconds out of your day and cast your vote below. (We're the second one down. Got you.) Vote here: https://lnkd.in/e7iW4mbs

We love an award. And we especially love a *community* award. That's what makes us so glad to be a nominee in Expert Insights' 2026 Cybersecurity Community Awards. The Best Community Impact award honors a company delivering value to the broader IT-security community, and we'd like to think that describes us pretty dang well. So, if you agree, use the 10 seconds it takes to cast your vote and show us some love. (We're the second ballot down from the top. We got you.) Vote here: https://lnkd.in/e7iW4mbs

Every growing company hits the same wall. You start with spreadsheets. Then you add more tools, trying to stay on top of who has access to what. And, of course, you promise you'll do regular reviews to make sure everything's on the straight and narrow. When audit season comes around, the teams that pass with confidence aren't the ones with the best Excel skills. They're the ones who built explicit controls into their access workflows from the jump. Meaning: (1) Role-based access control (2) Automated provisioning and deprovisioning (3) Real-time visibility into who can access what Not because it sounds nice in a deck! Because it's the best way to scale securely. And just for the record, that sounds nice in a deck too. At least we think so. Hear more from Paul here: https://lnkd.in/enzsQ95i