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February

· 6 min read

🔶 Platform​

Highlights​

🖥️ Unified DaaS management from Portal. New centralized administration of virtual environments (machines, desktops, catalogs, delivery groups, sessions, and templates) from a single interface with complete operational control.

🔗 Automation with Webhooks. Real-time integration with external systems using automatic HTTP notifications for platform events.

🤖 AI-driven reports. Instantly generate custom reports from natural language descriptions, no technical knowledge needed.

⚙️ More flexible and precise alert configuration. You can now adjust alert severity and exclude them from the WRI calculation.

🗂️ Enhanced organizational context for devices. New visibility of Workspace Groups directly from the device detail to simplify operational analysis and segmentation.

🧹 Mass device removal. More agile and efficient management in cleanup and maintenance tasks through batch deletion.

Portal

🚀 New Features

  • DaaS. New unified management capability for virtual environments enabling administration of virtual machines and desktops, catalogs, delivery groups, sessions, and templates from a single control center. Facilitates monitoring of global status, resource optimization, and execution of operational tasks, reducing the complexity of managing this type of infrastructure.

  • Webhooks. Allows platform-generated events to be integrated with external systems through configurable HTTP notifications. Each event can trigger automatic actions in third-party tools, enabling advanced automation scenarios.

  • Create with AI - Reports. Generate custom reports from natural language requests. AI interprets the query, analyzes the data, and returns results in table format with the possibility to:

    • Refine queries through additional requests
    • Export to CSV
    • Save as reusable report
    • Schedule automated runs
    • Send results by email

🔨 Improvements

  • New tab Workspace Groups in the device detail view to identify its organizational membership.

  • From Alert Configuration you can now:

    • Edit the severity level of an alert.
    • Exclude alerts from Workspace Reliability Index (WRI) calculation.
    • Assign a minimum threshold of 60 minutes for logging event activation.

  • Mass device removal is allowed from device removal.

  • Possibility of hiding marketplace visibility from sub-organizations.

Workspaces

🔨 Improvements

  • Displaying the host FQDN during microservices execution to enhance traceability.
  • New column Free system disk in the devices list.
  • Greater clarity in device deletion task text, making the action and origin explicit.
  • Automatic error logging when attempting to run an unregistered microservice in Workspaces to facilitate diagnosis.
  • Viewing the execution window of final user microservices.
  • Jobs created from flows configured as Detection only are no longer marked as system jobs, improving their classification.
  • Export limit to Excel of 10,000 records to improve platform stability.
Bug fix

✅ This version includes improvements in stability and consistency of states, highlighting:

  • Wake on LAN (WoL) scheduling jobs now send to Portal with the correct tenant property for the workspace group.
  • Installation of FlexxAgent on versions above the allowed upper limit is prevented.
  • Corrected Flexxible Remote Assistance operator behavior that incorrectly marked some reopened dynamic sessions as attended and prevented reconnection.
  • Corrected reporting errors in session microservices jobs.
  • Resolved an error in dashboards view: Object reference not set to an instance of an object6.
  • Corrected an error when opening server and VCC role details caused by an incorrect path in the ComplianceResult property.
  • Corrected the agent's first send totals calculation, which could reference an incorrect device.
  • Re-enabled Disconnect and Logoff actions from Portal to work correctly.
  • Prevented overwriting all custom fields when a microservice updated only a subset of them.
  • Mitigated potential CSV injection in exported data through prior value sanitization.
  • Reduced delays in Wake on LAN (WoL) retries when using multiple intermediate devices.
  • Corrected startup behavior in environments with different time zones to ensure proper scheduling and state.
  • Flow messages use the language configured by the user.
  • Corrected incorrect switch to not-reporting status for devices powered off the next day.
  • Resolved empty log messages generated by compliance checks to ensure meaningful information in logs.
  • Ensured correct order of events by ensuring OperationsAudit receives the job creation message before the device creation notification.
  • Corrected cases where a Wake on LAN (WoL) job ended in Error, but the final device status was displayed as On.
  • WoL scheduling now displays the intermediate device configured from the workspace or reporting group.
  • Handled Wake on LAN (WoL) scheduling cases where no intermediate device is found to prevent unexpected failures.
  • Ensured correct status update of associated devices from in progress to completed when jobs finish correctly.
  • Corrected the visibility of the Accept button in the notification bar when the message exceeds the screen width.
  • Corrected titles of jobs for user flows and microservices executed by the universal agent.
  • Jobs that automatically change reporting groups now correctly update device status upon completion.
  • PatchOS jobs are now visible for the selected tenant and correctly displayed in Portal.
  • Resolved an object reference error when forcing compliance checks.
  • Scheduled microservices originated from Flows now include the target device in the created job.
  • Normalized all date/time fields to UTC across the platform to ensure timestamp consistency (not limited to emittedAt).
  • Corrected compliance filter to return accurate results.
  • Scheduled jobs for flows and microservices now include an Operation Name when created for future execution.
  • Restored correct management of Event Hub connection string for integrations with FXXOne.
  • Reduced time needed to disable the alert Multiple errors in event log.
  • Corrected Select all behavior to meet user expectations.
  • Corrected marking devices as completed in restart and forced restart jobs when they finish successfully.
  • Managed absence of Chrome executable to prevent unhandled System.IO.FileNotFoundException errors.
  • Improved FlexxAgent autostart to tolerate longer initialization times and prevent failures when startup is delayed.
  • The taskstatus API endpoint now returns expected fields even in jobs that finish with errors.
  • The job Install Intel EMA agent now correctly reports installation failures instead of ending as Complete when the agent is not installed.
  • Notification dates are now normalized and consistently displayed across the platform.
  • Restored the visibility of the owner field in the job list.

🔶 FlexxAgent​

🎯 New version

  • FlexxAgent version 26.2.1 is now available.

🔨 Improvements

  • Ensuring mass reboot jobs do not leave devices in timeout state when the reboot completes correctly.
  • For scheduled Wake on LAN (WoL) and shutdown operations, the workspace group's name is included for more context.
  • Avoid using a VCC role as an intermediate machine in Wake on LAN operations.
  • Ensure Wake on LAN (WoL) jobs finish with complete details of results and status information.
  • Detection time for updates reduced from 10 to 2 minutes.
  • Greater resilience on startup: a failure in a single subprocess doesn't impede the complete agent start.

January

· 4 min read

🔶 Platform​

Highlights​

🔐 SSO with SAML for secure, integrated corporate authentication with identity providers.

📊 New Operations section with greater visibility, advanced filters, and specific support for Wake on LAN.

🔔 Notifications to end users during microservice execution, with customizable messages.

🕵️‍♂️ More comprehensive auditing, with complete visibility of actions taken in Portal.

⚡ Optimized Wake on LAN, with flexible device configuration by report group.

Details

🚀 New Features

  • SAML Authentication. Full support has been added to configure authentication via SAML, a single sign-on (SSO) technology that allows organizations to integrate their corporate identity manager with the Flexxible platform and delegate the login process. This feature includes the verification of organizational domains, the creation and management of SSO connections from Portal. With this feature, users of associated domains can easily authenticate using their corporate credentials, and administrators have the option to configure SCIM provisioning.

  • New Operations section. A new section dedicated to Operations management has been added, providing a more complete and detailed view of all actions performed on the organization’s devices. Includes filters, improved status information, and greater detail per task. Additionally, scheduled Wake on LAN operations are incorporated, showing relevant information about scheduled remote startups, for more efficient monitoring and management.

🔨 Improvements

  • Microservice Execution Notifications. The option has been added to notify the end user when a microservice starts and finishes its execution. Administrators can configure custom messages for the start and completion (successful or error), which will be shown to the user via notifications in the Windows bar.

  • Default Reporting Group. The ability to define the reporting group that will be used by default to download FlexxAgent in the organization is incorporated.

  • Description Field in Reporting Groups. It is now possible to add a description to the reporting groups, facilitating their identification and management.

  • Full visibility of events in Audit. The Audit section is expanded to show all events related to actions that a user can view and manage in the Portal. Previously only events of certain entities were recorded.

  • Devices for Wake on LAN (WoL) in report groups. Allows defining up to three devices for automatic wake-up execution via Wake on LAN (WoL) in selected report groups, improving the flexibility and reliability of this functionality.

Bug fix
  • The sending of duplicate OperationsAuditUpdate messages during bulk operations has been corrected, avoiding the generation of repeated audit entries.
  • Fixed a null reference error (Object reference not set to an instance of an object) that occurred when requesting pending patches, preventing information retrieval in some cases.
  • Improved notification of jobs that expire due to timeout, ensuring their status is correctly reported in Portal.
  • Fixed an issue where some flows were received with the microservice OperationName instead of the expected operation identifier, avoiding incorrect labeling of operations.
  • Fixed a behavior where certain flows arrived with OperationName set as system, improving correct operation classification in Portal.
  • Fixed the sending of Wake on LAN operation completion events to Portal, preventing jobs from indefinitely remaining in In Progress status.
  • Corrected errors in the sending of operations to Portal, improving delivery and telemetry.
  • Improved the individual execution of microservices in certain scenarios, ensuring their correct execution.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented some users from viewing the Flexxible Remote Assistance menu, restoring access to support functionalities.

🔶 FlexxAgent​

🎯 New version

  • FlexxAgent version 25.12.1 is now available.

🔨 Improvement

  • Optimization of Wake on LAN information. Visualization and management of Wake on LAN operations from the Operations section have been improved, facilitating access to detailed information on the status and result of automatic wake-ups. This enhancement allows much faster and more efficient tracking of operations, significantly reducing the time needed for incident diagnosis, especially in executions affecting a large number of devices.

June - July

· 3 min read

FlexxAgent version 25.6.1 🎯 is now available. This update incorporates a new functionality based on artificial intelligence, along with many improvements focused on optimizing the user experience, especially in Portal.

New functionality​

🚀 Create with AI. Artificial intelligence has been integrated into the microservices design process in Portal. This functionality allows streamlining the creation flow compared to the manual process, as code can be generated automatically without requiring advanced programming knowledge or immediately configuring the README description and content.

Improvements​

🔨 Permission update. The roles L3 Engineering Team and L3 Read-only Engineering Team now have read-only access to the sections Tenants, Activation, Alert Settings, Updates, Product, Integrations, Modules, Policies, Report Groups, and Magic Link.

🔨 Microservices folder. You can rename the local folder that stores the microservices enabled for end-user execution.

🔨 Filter in Installed Applications. The action menu in the Installed Applications table, in Portal, now allows filtering records using the options With installations or Without installations.

🔨 Bulk enabling of microservices. You can now enable or disable microservices in bulk for selected tenants and suborganizations.

🔨 Alert settings. It is now possible to edit the Severity, Threshold, and Authorized Time fields in the Alert Settings section of Portal.

🔨 Microsoft Updates. Now you can manually or automatically approve or reject non-catalogued updates detected on tenants' devices.

🔨 Dynamic Workspace Groups Configuration. The option to modify the name and description of these groups from the Portal has been added.

🔨 Event Log. If the user has access to more than one tenant and selects All tenants in the organization selector, they will only be able to see the events logged on the current day and not the monthly history.

🔨 New fields. In the General tab of a device's details in the Portal, the Area, Department, and Office fields are now included, if available.

🔨 vPro Port. It is no longer necessary to use port 8080 to access the URL https://iagent.flexxible.com for vPro. Port 443 is maintained.

🔨 Download FlexxAgent for Linux and Mac. Now it's possible to download the configuration file needed for installing FlexxAgent on Linux and Mac devices directly from the Reporting Groups section in the Workspaces module.

May

· 2 min read

This month brings version 25.4.2 of FlexxAgent 🎯, which includes the features and improvements described below:

New Features​

🚀 Authentication with email and password. A new authentication option has been added that allows, optionally, logging in using an email and password. This feature complements existing authentication methods (Microsoft Entra ID and Google), allowing users to select the one that best fits their needs.

🚀 Uninstallation protection. This feature allows to restrict the uninstallation of FlexxAgent, preventing users from automatically removing the agent from devices. The configuration of this protection can be done from the Product or Reporting Groups sections, according to the organization's requirements.

Improvements​

🔨 Share specific reports. The Reports section allows sharing not only the most recent reports but also specific reports from previous dates. With this improvement, users can select and share reports generated up to two months ago, providing greater flexibility in managing an organization's historical information.

🔨 Access the history of installed applications. It is now possible to view the installation history of each version of an application from the Installed Applications section, in Portal. This improvement allows organizations to have greater control over the resource usage of their devices.

🔨 Batch delete users. To optimize the management of an organization, the option to delete users simultaneously has been enabled in the Users section, in Portal.

🔨 Import devices from suborganizations. The option has been enabled for an organization to import into a workspaces group those devices that are part of its suborganizations.

🔨 Modify alert thresholds. It is now possible to modify the time threshold that defines the trigger condition of an alert. The configuration can be done from the Alert settings section, Portal.

🔨 Active Directory (AD) group operations. Greater compatibility with Active Directory group operations across various tenants has been implemented, facilitating centralized management in such environments.

April

· 3 min read

This month brings version 25.4 of FlexxAgent 🎯, which includes two new sections in Portal, a new feature, and enhancements focused on strengthening security and optimizing platform usage.

New Features​

🚀 Analyzer in Portal. You can now check information about the applications installed on devices and the licenses acquired directly from Portal.

🚀 Monitor in Portal. From this new section, you can view events that might affect the functionality of devices and customize predefined alerts according to each organization's needs.

🚀 FlexxAgent version selection. Organizations can now choose which agent version they want to use. This functionality is configured in Portal and applies to the reporting groups.

Improvements​

🔨 New control to define cron-type flows. Besides using cron format strings and UTC time, it's now possible to define these flows graphically using a recurrence pattern and in the user's time zone.

🔨 Ability to change the report group for powered-off devices. When changing the report group of a powered-off device, the action will be scheduled and automatically applied when the device is turned on.

🔨 Antivirus detection. FlexxAgent extends the information obtained from a device's antivirus. Detection is automatic only on the Windows Client operating system (Windows 7 or later). On Windows Server, only Bitdefender and Windows Defender will be detected.

🔨 Audio redirection disabled during remote assistance. To protect user privacy, default audio redirection during remote assistance sessions has been disabled, preventing the operator from hearing conversations if the user is on a video call.

🔨 Second queue in Service Bus. A second queue has been introduced to prioritize operation responses over consumption reports. This ensures exceptional performance by assigning a dedicated queue to operations while maintaining the current queues dedicated to receiving reports from agents.

🔨 Integration with CrowdStrike. Portal's integration with CrowdStrike allows for the automation of security actions and improves response times, visibility, and protection in case of a potential vulnerability on devices.

🔨 Antivirus exclusions. Exclusions have been set in more restrictive environments to ensure a good user experience.

🔨 Centralized distribution of FlexxAgent on Chrome and Android. Deploying FlexxAgent on devices with these operating systems no longer requires the APK application format. It can now be installed from Google Play.

🔨 Collapsible menu. The option to collapse the Portal side menu has been added. Now users can pin or shrink it according to their preferences, thus optimizing screen space usage and enriching the navigation experience within the platform.

March

· One minute read

This month brings new features and improvements.

New Features​

🚀 Microsoft Update Directives. Allows the user to manage the approval or denial of updates from the Microsoft catalog on devices.

🚀 Search Bar. With this tool, a user can search for and go directly to certain sections and subsections of the Portal, or switch the organization to manage.

🚀 Reports. Reports based on relevant data from the organization's device fleet can now be generated and sent by email.

Improvements​

🔨 New view of the Workspaces section in Portal. The Workspaces view has changed so that a user can consult, in addition to the device list of their organization, the details and status of each one of them.

February

· One minute read

This month brings new features, improvements, and FlexxAgent version 25.2.

New functionality​

🚀 Offline installation for Linux. The option to install FlexxAgent offline for devices with Linux operating system has been enabled.

Improvements​

🔨 Dynamic remote assistance. Security in dynamic remote assistance sessions has been increased.

🔨 Proxy Settings. New proxy settings have been implemented for FlexxAgent Analyzer on Windows operating systems.

🔨 New font in Portal. The font type and size have been changed to improve the user experience.

🔨 Devices with the same name. Improvements have been implemented in the management of devices with identical names.

January

· 2 min read

This month brings new features, improvements, and version 25.1 of FlexxAgent.

New Features​

🚀 Installed Applications. Provides a complete inventory of the applications installed on the devices, as well as version details, installation paths, binaries, and more.

🚀 Licenses. Allows grouping installed applications to create licenses, associate a cost, and measure their usage.

🚀 SAM. The new SAM dashboard helps optimize licensing costs for organizations by measuring license usage and suggesting savings.

🚀 Billing. Enables managed service provider (MSP) organizations to view the number of FXXOne licenses in use, the cost, and manage their customer subscriptions.

Improvements​

🔨 The new roles in Portal now allow granting users more granular access to the tools available in Portal.

🔨 Remote assistance now works in all its variants through a proxy, both authenticated and unauthenticated, on Microsoft operating systems.

🔨 The version 25.1 of FlexxAgent has been released, which is compatible with all the new changes and introduces performance improvements.

October

· 3 min read

This month brings the new version 24.10 of FlexxAgent for Mac and Windows and includes multiple new features:

New Features​

🚀 Startup and shutdown scheduling of workspace groups

🚀 Fishing pattern

🚀 Entra ID Workspaces Groups

Improvements​

🔨 Fullscreen mode for tables

🔨 In the Tenants and Activations sections list, clicking on a tenant's name selects the organization.

🔨 It is possible to create sub-organizations in customer-type organizations.

🔨 Organization admin users can now change the remote assistance settings.

🔨 New key combination Control + K + O to return to the main organization.

🔨 The delete button has been added in the Flows section.

🔨 Dynamic remote assistance has been implemented.

September

· 3 min read

This month brings new functionalities, various improvements, and version 24.9 of FlexxAgent.

New Features​

🚀 New roles system for greater granularity and simplification of permissions in large organizations.

🚀 New activations feature in Tenants to assess the installation of FlexxAgent.

🚀 New end-customer tenant functionality or sub-organizations to structure the organization's data into several tenants more easily.

🚀 Release of version 24.9 of FlexxAgent, covering all the new features.

Improvements​

🔨 New description field at the workspace level, enabling the introduction of data that helps identify it timely.

🔨 New ability to turn on and off devices for patching (Wake on LAN).

🔨 Collection of Windows installed, pending, and failed updates at the workspace level.

🔨 Collection of 28 new fields on Windows devices.

🔨 Optimization of 400% refresh time for flows and microservices (end-user remediations).

🔨 Implementation of sorting, filtering, and exporting to all tables.

August

· One minute read

The following improvements have been made this month:

Improvements​

🔨 Quick change of organization/tenant

🔨 Table optimization

🔨 Publication of new documentation