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
>
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>
>
> 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
>
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