We looked at the KBox several years ago. Is it still extremely expensive? (I think we were quoted $20,000, which is a lot for us.)
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:25:03 -0800 Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations > I had a conference yesterday with the Kace team and a product overview. The > newest release has lots of cool features that I didn't see in the version I > used previously. And if you do not already have a help desk, you can use > that module (no extra cost). For small companies like mine, this sort of > all-in-one product is great. Users can enter tickets, install software > (system perms not logged in user), and read any internal KB docs you wish to > post. KBox also comes with two Bomguard licenses, so you do not need extra > GoToAssist or whatever purchases, if you just need a few licenses. > > Not that it may matter to the list, but I always found the Kbox agent very > easy to deploy and upgrade. > > Tom > > From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations > > We run Kace as a Virtual appliance (K1000) with no tweaks and it handles our > approx. 250 computers with no issue. > > John W. Cook > Network Operations Manager > Partnership For Strong Families > 5950 NW 1st Place > Gainesville, Fl 32607 > Office (352) 244-1610 > Cell (352) 215-6944 > MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 > > From: Glen Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:36 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations > > Almost all the Virginia Community colleges, dumped Altiris in favor of KACE. > The latest update to Altiris was a disaster for everyone that attempted it. > We were not one of the brave colleges to try, but from what I heard, the > system requirements were huge, a dual socket, quad core server with 24gig > ram was barely adequate to serve 3 to 400 client workstations. > Ouch. > We currently run both the K1000 and K2000 on a HP/Compaq dl-380 dual socket, > quad core with 16gig ram under vmware 5 and it is very responsive. > Also two other windows virtuals on the same host. > The instructor led training was very good also. > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Patch management recommendations > > I'd take a step back to wait and see on Altiris with yesterday's news. > > http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2013/01/16/altiris-to-become-altiris-again-symantec-dumping-it-for-less-than-it-paid/ > > From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:40 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Patch management recommendations > > Kace > Altiris > SCCM with SCUP > > One of these should fit most of your clients needs. > Christopher Bodnar > Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise > Architecture and Engineering Services > > Tel 610-807-6459 > 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 > [email protected]<mailto:> > > [cid:[email protected]] > > The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > > www.guardianlife.com<http://www.guardianlife.com/> > > > > > > > > From: "Charlie Kaiser" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: 01/16/2013 06:04 PM > 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? 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