Fixed that for you...
-----Original Message----- From: Ray [mailto:rz...@qwest.net] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations In Kingman? Wow. Anyway, AZ Dept of Corrections tries to use SCCM. I'd say it's been a failure for many reasons. I work for basically an ADC subnet, and I try to manually touch every machine (about 200) on a regular basis. Obviously that's not practical for everyone anyone. -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Kaiser [ <mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org> mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Patch management recommendations I work for a consulting firm that manages a variety of SMB clients. As we increase our client load and the size of the clients (moving from the 3-10 seat to the 50-1000 seat clients) we are implementing more advanced products for a variety of tasks. We are currently looking at patch management solutions. Our current paradigm is a mix of WSUS and manual intervention, but it's not enough, obviously. I haven't used a centralized patch management system for around 5-6 years (used to use early versions of Shavlik) so I haven't been keeping up with the market. We're now looking for something that does 3rd party apps, not just MS stuff, so WSUS is off the table. Our clients are all on MS platforms, though; almost no *nix or Apple. I don't envision a one-size-fits-all product. I expect that we'll want a variety of solutions tailored to the size and complexity of the client. And I have no illusions about the "ease" of patch management given any product. :-) My boss would love an MSP-style of centrally managed product that can handle all our clients, but my belief is that trying to go that route is much more difficult than doing per-client implementations, especially without dedicated patch management admins. Having said all that, is anyone working with patch management systems that they really like for this space? Also, any you really DON'T like? Thanks! *********************** Charlie Kaiser <mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org> charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *********************** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: <http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to <mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: <http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to <mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
