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What it is

 body: | IGEL OS is a lean Linux that runs on the endpoint and stores nothing permanently. After every restart the machine is back in its defined state. Configuration comes from a central management server rather than from the device. - heading:

What it is for

 body: | Workplaces whose real environment runs somewhere else: virtual desktops, published applications, web applications. The device becomes an access point and stops being a computer that needs maintaining. The second use case is extending life. Hardware too weak for a current Windows is still perfectly adequate for this. - heading:

What to watch

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Solution · IGEL

IGEL OS

A read-only Linux as the endpoint operating system. Turns existing hardware into a managed access point and extends how long it stays useful.

Topics Modern Workplace 2.11 Endpoint Security 3.54
Vendors IGEL 5.59
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What it is

IGEL OS is a lean Linux that runs on the endpoint and stores nothing permanently. After every restart the machine is back in its defined state. Configuration comes from a central management server rather than from the device.

What it is for

Workplaces whose real environment runs somewhere else: virtual desktops, published applications, web applications. The device becomes an access point and stops being a computer that needs maintaining.

The second use case is extending life. Hardware too weak for a current Windows is still perfectly adequate for this.

What to watch

Anything that has to run locally will not run here. Peripherals are the usual obstacle, particularly specialist equipment in labs, on production lines and in medical practices. That inventory belongs at the start of the project, not in the pilot.

What we do with it

Draft, unreviewed

Draft, not yet reviewed. The reason IGEL gets adopted here is almost never security, it is the procurement cycle: laptops that have become too slow for Windows will serve as access points for years. The security argument convinces people afterwards, but it rarely opens the door.

This paragraph is a draft and nobody at soulTec has confirmed it yet. Everything above it describes the product and is checkable against the vendor.

Posts about it

Boot IGEL UD Pocket – Required BIOS/UEFI Settings

The IGEL UD Pocket allows IGEL OS to run directly from a USB device without replacing the operating system installed on the computer.

Modern Workplace 2.11

Fix Workspace ONE Admin Assistant Parsing Failures on macOS

When using Omnissa Workspace ONE Admin Assistant on macOS, parsing can fail even if the application file itself is valid. One possible cause is a missing macOS privacy permission.

Modern Workplace 2.11

Enterprise Wipe vs. Device Wipe vs. Unenroll vs. Delete Device in Workspace ONE UEM

Workspace ONE UEM provides several actions for removing management, corporate resources, or data from a device.

Modern Workplace 2.11

Enroll Windows Server 2025 in Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM

Windows Server is managed through Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub and does not use the standard Windows OMA-DM management channel.

Modern Workplace 2.11

Send Workspace ONE Hub Notifications to All Users

In this guide, you will learn how to send a notification to users through Workspace ONE Hub Services.

Modern Workplace 2.11

Intelligent Hub on macOS Not Synchronizing After an Active Directory User Name Change

After changing a user's name in Active Directory, the new information may already be visible in Workspace ONE UEM and Omnissa Access while Intelligent Hub on the Mac still displays the old name.

Automation 1.78 Modern Workplace 2.11

Who works with it

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