Fleet becomes largest Mac Admins Foundation sponsor
Big news for Mac admins as the Mac Admins Foundation (MAF), announces a deeper partnership with Apple MDM provider, Fleet Device Management, under which the vendor becomes the largest sponsor of the Foundation.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Fleet as our newest and largest sponsor,” said Erin Merchant, co-chair of the Mac Admins Foundation. “Fleet has been an exceptional partner to the Mac Admins community—from fostering vibrant discussions in their Slack channel to organizing community meetups and supporting speakers. This sponsorship formalizes a relationship built on genuine engagement and shared values. We’re grateful for Fleet’s behind-the-scenes contributions and excited to expand our collaboration through new programs and initiatives.”
All about the Mac admins
Kitzy, cofounder of the Mac Admins Slack, and presenter at conferences like JNUC, X World, and Penn State Mac Admins, who recently joined Fleet, said: “I’ve been part of the MacAdmins community for almost twenty years. It’s been amazing seeing the Mac Admins Foundation grow from what started as a simple Slack workspace for two friends at different companies. I’m proud Fleet can support this community that’s helped so many people, including me.”
With this support, Fleet Device Management is making a significant financial contribution and investment in the next generation of Apple administrators. This renewed collaboration comes as enterprises begin to understand a need for open solutions for agility and control as the device management market transforms.
The changing Fleet
Companies across various sectors, including financial giants like Stripe, have migrated to Fleet for mobile device management for large deployments of computing devices. Wes Whetstone, Client Platform Engineer at Stripe, reported moving 10,000 Macs to Fleet for device management. There are currently over 2,000,000 devices enrolled in Fleet across 1,300 companies and 90+ countries.
The Mac Admins Foundation remains is a centralized, non-profit organization supporting the global community of Apple administrators. It identifies itself providing information on management tools and best practices, shared solutions via open-source projects, and human connection through the Mac Admins Slack workspace as well as local meetups.
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