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About

PDQ, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, builds device management tools for system administrators. Its products cover software deployment, patch management, endpoint monitoring, vulnerability prioritization, and device imaging across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. The company is backed by private equity firms TA Associates and Berkshire Partners.

PDQ's product line spans both on-premises and cloud-based deployment models. PDQ Deploy & Inventory handles on-premises software deployment and device inventory; PDQ Connect provides cloud-based endpoint management; PDQ Detect focuses on vulnerability prioritization; and SmartDeploy covers device imaging and provisioning.

The company serves over 33,000 customers globally, with 40% located outside the United States, and manages millions of devices across its customer base. Its tools are built specifically for sysadmins dealing with the practical demands of endpoint management at scale.

PDQ cites honesty, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement as its core values, and has received recognition for employee satisfaction and workplace culture.

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