Just to be clear, you can do a number of updates Office, SQL, Exchange and ISA from WSUS. You can also specify what groups receive automatic updates, when they are deployed, etc...
I suggest you fire up a WSUS server and play around. The usual advantage of 3rd party patch tools is the ability to include updates from other vendors such as Adobe. -Jeff Steward On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Bob Hartung <[email protected]> wrote: > I read through the document and I'm clear on what LanGuard can do that > WSUS can't; NT Updates, MS Office, MS SQL, MS Exchange and MS ISA and 3rd > party updates. > > The documentation says that LanGuard can scan and identify missing MS > patches on PCs and the ability to "the missing service pack or patch to that > computer or all computers." > > Is the difference then that WSUS is setup to automatically deploy patches > and service packs un-attended while LanGuard would require you to scan and > then manually select which missing patches to deploy and where? > > If so, then to follow this to the extreme, if WSUS wasn't being used, GFI > LanGuard could install all MS patches but it would require a lot of manual > picking and choosing? > > ---------------------- > > Bob Hartung > Wisco Industries, Inc. > 736 Janesville St. > Oregon, WI 53575 > Tel: (608) 835-3106 <tel:+16088353106> x215 > Fax: (608) 835-7399 <tel:+16088357399> > e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *To:* NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected] > ] > *Sent:* Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:22:19 -0600 > > *Subject:* RE: GFI LanGuard > > Which takes 10 pages to say what I did in 3 sentences. J J J > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:17 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: GFI LanGuard > > > > http://www.gfi.com/whitepapers/patch-management.pdf > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://dabcc.com/Webster > > > > > > > > *From:* Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:14 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* GFI LanGuard > > > > In researching WSUS, I noticed that GFI has a security product, LanGuard, > that has an component that supports Windows updates as well as 3rd party > updates. > > I'm a little unclear on the Windows updates part of LanGuard's capability. > On one hand, it says it does deploy windows updates but on the other hand it > says it's supposed to be used in conjunction with WSUS. > > I though Microsoft had taken legal action against software that deployed > Microsoft patches to stop them.. > > Anyone using LanGuard care to share what they know about this? > > Thanks. > > ~ 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
