Fleet automation that runs while you sleep.
Patching, encryption, deployment, and cleanup scripted through RMM so one action runs across every machine in your fleet — not a technician touching each one by hand.
What fleet automation actually replaces
Most IT shops still patch, deploy, and audit machines one at a time. We script those jobs through our RMM platform so they run against the whole fleet at once, unattended, with the results logged and reported. It’s the same discipline behind our $150/user/month managed plan — patch management, monitoring, and the security suite are included because the automation makes them cheap to run at scale, not because we’re eating the labor cost.
Where we’ve proven it
These aren’t hypotheticals — they’re published incident reports from real client environments, with the scripts linked.
- Software deployment: 85 machines, 15 applications each. Manual install ran 64 hours; a winget-based RMM script did it in 3, plus weekly auto-updates going forward.
- Encryption at scale: a cyber insurance audit required full-disk encryption on 127 endpoints. Zero-touch BitLocker automation delivered it in 72 hours, with recovery keys escrowed to the RMM automatically.
- Hardware inventory: an insurance audit needed serial numbers, specs, and encryption status on every asset. Manual audit was quoted at two weeks; automated collection returned 312 assets in 47 minutes.
- BIOS & driver patching: a critical BIOS vulnerability across 127 Dell machines, patched via Dell Command Update through RMM with zero site visits.
- Disk cleanup: a server at 0.7% free space that Windows’ own Disk Cleanup could only recover 400MB from. Our script found 47.3GB hiding in WinSxS and SoftwareDistribution.
- Patch compliance: machines showing patches installed but never rebooted, and workstations asleep during the maintenance window. We script uptime-based reboots and Wake-on-LAN so the fix actually lands.
How compliance work fits in
For regulated clients — FTC Safeguards, HIPAA, SEC/FINRA, NAIC, GLBA — automation is what makes the audit trail real. An auditor asking for encryption status or a full hardware inventory gets an answer generated same-day, not reconstructed by hand under deadline.
What it costs
Fleet automation for patching, monitoring, and the core security suite is included in our base managed plan at $150/user/month (3-user minimum, month-to-month, no contract). Larger standalone automation projects — a compliance-driven inventory build-out, a fleet-wide encryption rollout — are quoted separately, starting from $3,500. See the full pricing breakdown.
Automation reports
All automation reports →Winget for RMM: Silent Software Deployment at Scale
85 machines needed 15 applications each. Manual install: 64 hours. With winget automation: 3 hours. Plus weekly auto-updates.02AutomationBitLocker Encryption at Scale: Compliance in 72 Hours
Cyber insurance audit required full-disk encryption on 127 endpoints. Manual BitLocker: 15 min per machine. Automated: zero-touch with recovery keys synced to RMM.03AutomationInsurance Audit Hardware Inventory: 312 Assets in 47 Minutes
Cyber insurance required complete hardware inventory: serial numbers, specs, encryption status. Manual audit quoted at 2 weeks. Automated collection delivered same day.04AutomationMass BIOS & Driver Updates: Dell Fleet Vulnerability Patching
Critical BIOS vulnerability affecting 127 Dell machines. Manual updates would take weeks. Dell Command Update via RMM: 2 weeks, zero site visits.05AutomationServer at 99% Disk: Recovering 47GB Windows Couldn't Clean
Application server at 0.7% free space. Standard Disk Cleanup found 400MB. We found 47GB hiding in WinSxS and SoftwareDistribution.06AutomationPatch Compliance Failing: 90+ Day Uptime, Missing Updates
Audit flagged 49% of endpoints missing critical patches. Updates were installed - just waiting for reboots that never came.Book fifteen minutes with Corey. Bring your worst recurring fleet chore — if we've scripted it before, we'll show you the report.
RMM automation, answered
Every job below is documented in a public incident report, scripts included.
See full pricing →What is RMM automation?
RMM automation is scripting run through your Remote Monitoring and Management platform so one action executes across every machine in your fleet at once — instead of a technician touching each device by hand. Limehawk builds and runs these scripts through our RMM to handle patching, encryption, software deployment, and cleanup at scale.
How fast is fleet automation compared to manual work?
It depends on the job, but the gap is large. Deploying 15 applications across 85 machines took 64 hours by hand versus 3 hours with a winget-based RMM script. A 312-asset hardware inventory that was quoted at two weeks manually came back in 47 minutes automated.
Can you automate BitLocker encryption across our whole fleet?
Yes. We've rolled zero-touch BitLocker encryption across 127 endpoints for a cyber insurance audit, with recovery keys escrowed to the RMM automatically, in 72 hours instead of roughly 15 minutes per machine done by hand.
What if our patches are installing but machines never reboot?
That's a common failure mode — Windows Update installs the patch and then waits on a reboot that never happens because Fast Startup hibernates instead of restarting, or the machine is asleep during the maintenance window. We script uptime-based reboots and Wake-on-LAN so patch compliance reflects what actually landed.
Do you write custom scripts or just run vendor tools?
Both. We use vendor tools where they exist — Dell Command Update, winget — wired into RMM deployment so they run unattended across the fleet. Where no vendor tool covers the job, like disk cleanup that goes deeper than Windows' own utility, we write the PowerShell ourselves.
Does this replace our managed IT plan or cost extra?
Fleet automation is part of how we deliver managed IT at $150/user/month — it's why patch management and monitoring are included in the base plan, not billed per incident. Larger one-off automation projects (a full inventory build-out, a compliance encryption push) are quoted separately, starting from $3,500.