What is endpoint automation?
Endpoint automation is the practice of replacing repetitive, manual IT tasks (restarting a hung service, patching on a schedule, alerting on a CPU spike, reopening a crashed app) with rules that run on their own. Done well, it frees your team from firefighting and makes responses instant and consistent.
A visual canvas, not a scripting console
Vertex automations are built on a node graph, not buried in scripts only one person understands:
- Triggers: a service changes state, a resource crosses a threshold, an app starts or stops, a schedule (cron) fires, or an event-log entry appears.
- Actions: restart a service, start a process, run an allow-listed script, send a notification, or refresh inventory.
- Logic: conditions, AND-gates that wait for multiple signals, and approval gates that pause for a human before anything runs.
Build with natural language (Ask AI)
Type "restart the print spooler whenever it stops on the finance PCs" and the AI assembles the graph. A deterministic builder then validates every node against the live registry (node types, required fields, cron syntax, connectivity) so the workflow it hands you is guaranteed to save and run. The LLM makes it easy; the engine makes it correct.
Gated and fleet-wide by design
Scope an automation to one machine or the entire fleet. Put an approval gate in front of anything sensitive, and review every run in the audit log. Combine triggers and remediation to get self-healing endpoints that still keep a human in the loop.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know scripting?
No. Workflows are built visually, and the Ask AI assistant can draft them from a plain-English description. Allow-listed scripts are available when you want them, but they are not required.
Can automations require approval before acting?
Yes. Approval-gate nodes pause a workflow until an authorized user signs off, and every run is audited.
What can trigger an automation?
Service state changes, resource thresholds, application start/stop, schedules (cron), and event-log entries.
Does the AI train on our automations or data?
No. Your data is used to operate your fleet, not to train models.