Good info. Thanks.
On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 1:27 PM, David Tobias <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry...formatting totally got hosed. Tried to adjust below for friendly > reading. Hopefully it comes out better > > ------------- > > > We've been using a K1000 in our environment for a few years and I'm still > somewhat hit/miss with it. It does some things really well, but suffers on > others. > > Inventory - Deploy an agent to your hosts (newer versions can also do > agent-less inventorying as well). You do get a wealth of information back on > your systems that have an agent on them > > Assets - We don't get too in depth here but it's fairly basic to use > > Distributions - We push out a lot of software and it's really easy to use and > setup managed installations pending you can create a working package > > Scripting - So/So. We've tried to use scripting and our results were all over > the place. Some execute, some don't....some trigger later, some trigger > sooner. Trying to troubleshoot information on errors isn't always straight > forward. > > Patching - Once you get used to their patching method, it works pretty good. > We've got a 95% success rate on patches we deploy. > > Service Desk - We don't use this module so I can't comment unfortunately. > > One of the biggest takeaways if you decide to go this route, is to do the > JumpStart training and pay attention on everything regarding Labels. Labels > control everything...grouping systems, determining what patches get pushed, > distributing software....My initial takeaway; if your labels aren't put > together coherently, everything else will become more difficult for you. > > If you haven't seen it yet, they have a live demo you can visit to get a feel > for the UI > > http://sandbox.kace.com/admin > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 12:59 PM > To: ntsysadm; Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: [NTSysADM] Alternatives to K1000? > > All, > > We're considering replacing WSUS/WDS with a Kace or other system for OS and > app deployment, patching, inventory and possibly helpdesk/remote control. > > Manager is *not* a fan of spiceworks, so that's out. > > I'm somewhat aware of labtech - are there any other products that you might > recommend? > > Kurt > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and its attachments may contain > non-public, confidential, or legally privileged information including > HIPAA-protected PHI. The interception, use or disclosure of such information > is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or have received this > information in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and > delete all copies of this message and attachments without reading, saving, or > further distributing them. > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and its attachments may contain > non-public, confidential, or legally privileged information including > HIPAA-protected PHI. The interception, use or disclosure of such information > is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or have received this > information in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and > delete all copies of this message and attachments without reading, saving, or > further distributing them.
