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Multiple MDM Support (New Experience)

Connect multiple MDM providers to Drata to monitor devices across systems with automatic syncing and clear data priority rules.

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💡 Still using the classic Drata experience? Refer to Multiple MDM Support for the original UI.

Drata supports connecting multiple Mobile Device Management (MDM) providers so you can monitor devices across different systems without consolidating everything into a single MDM.

This is useful for organizations that:

  • Use different MDMs for different teams or operating systems

  • Are migrating between MDM providers

  • Manage contractors or subsidiaries with separate device management tools


How multiple MDM support works

You can connect more than one MDM to Drata. Each connected MDM contributes device data, which Drata aligns to personnel for compliance monitoring.

Drata automatically handles syncing and data reconciliation across sources.


Prerequisites

  • Devices must already be enrolled in a supported MDM

  • You must have permission to manage connections in Drata

  • Workstation Configuration Monitoring must be enabled


View supported MDMs

  1. Go to Connections

  2. Filter by the MDM category

Supported platforms include providers such as Jamf, Intune, and Kandji.

Expected outcome: You can confirm which MDM platforms Drata supports before connecting.


Connect multiple MDMs

  1. From Connections, select the MDM you want to connect

  2. Follow the setup steps shown in the connection process

  3. Repeat for each additional MDM you use

You can connect multiple MDMs without disabling existing connections.

Expected outcome: Drata receives device data from each connected MDM.


Enable and verify MDM monitoring

  1. Select your account name in the lower-left corner

  2. Select Settings

  3. Go to Internal Security → Workstation Configuration Monitoring

  4. Confirm your connected MDMs are listed and enabled

Expected outcome: Devices from connected MDMs are actively monitored for compliance.


MDM sync behavior and data priority

  • Nightly sync

    • Drata syncs device information from all connected MDMs nightly

    • Synced data is aligned to personnel automatically

  • Data priority rules

    • If the Drata Agent is installed on a device, Agent data takes priority

    • If no agent is present, MDM data is used

    • This prevents conflicting or duplicate device records

Summary

  • You can connect multiple MDMs

  • Devices must already exist in an MDM before syncing

  • Nightly sync keeps data current

  • Agent data overrides MDM data when both are present

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