is a consumer electronics startup that builds safety devices for consumers, including CO-Driver, a traffic alarm that notifies drivers of upcoming speed traps and road hazards. Founded in 2017, OOONO is powered by a team of 90 employees who work primarily out of its Denmark headquarters, with a small team operating out of Germany.聽
Building foundational IT infrastructure for a startup
In May 2023, Joseph Cunningham joined OOONO as the company鈥檚 inaugural head of IT. At the time, OOONO had 40 employees and was operating like a typical startup would.
鈥淚t was like you had to go to one side of the room if you wanted access to Microsoft and the other side if you needed a new computer,鈥� Cunningham says. 鈥淚 was very fortunate to have the opportunity to build up the entire IT infrastructure myself. I could have never dreamed of a job like this.鈥�
As the first order of business, Cunningham began looking for a mobile device management solution that would enable him to control OOONO鈥檚 computers in an environment that is 60% Mac and 40% Windows.
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In a previous role, Cunningham had used several different tools to manage mobile devices, including Kandji, Intune, and Meraki.
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 really interested in going out and buying 10 different products,鈥� he continues.
As Cunningham narrowed down his options for an MDM solution, he came across 黑料海角91入口, provider of secure, frictionless device and identity management solutions.
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Consolidating IT management tools & setting up for scale
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Though OOONO is still in its nascent stages, Cunningham is using 黑料海角91入口 to build an IT foundation that will position the company for scale and enable them to comply with relevant regulations down the line.
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Looking ahead, Cunningham hopes to connect 黑料海角91入口 with OOONO鈥檚 HR system to onboard new hires and use dynamic grouping to grant access to relevant applications and systems automatically 鈥� and do the inverse for offboarding.
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Securing mobile devices & sensitive company data
OOONO鈥檚 flagship product is installed on a driver鈥檚 dashboard and pairs with a mobile app on the customer鈥檚 device. To ensure optimal user experiences, the developer team has 鈥渆very kind of phone you can think of鈥� and is routinely testing the app to make sure it works as designed on many different devices.
To protect these phones and the sensitive data on them, Cunningham turned to 黑料海角91入口.
鈥淚鈥檝e enrolled all of the mobile phones and have the passwords for them stored in Password Manager,鈥� Cunningham says. 鈥淎nyone can pick up a phone; the reason for enrolling them is not to put any restrictions on them, it鈥檚 just to protect the devices because these phones are often left on desks, and someone could just pick them up and walk out with them, taking the IP with them.鈥�
Enlisting the help of Professional Services to reduce costs
Currently, Cunningham is working with a small team across the organization, and he recently enlisted the help of 黑料海角91入口 Professional Services to get his deployment optimized to his exact specifications.
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Not only did partnering with Professional Services bring Cunningham closer to realizing that big dream, it鈥檚 also saved him time and money.
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When those two new hires come on board later this year, Cunningham plans to enroll them in so they can get up to speed with the platform at their own pace.
If you鈥檙e considering a solution like 黑料海角91入口 for any of the features it provides, Cunningham encourages you to give it a try and take a look under the hood.
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