What are you using for patch management & app deplyment?

n30_mkii · 21 Jan 2009 at 19:20

As the title, I'm just wondering if people are using mainly third party apps, or a combination of products?

I know WSUS is likely to be used, that in combination with SMS? There are so many options out there.

Can people give me there thoughts, benefits and negatives of the software they use?

mr.bond · 21 Jan 2009 at 19:23

WSUS for a long time, before that SUS.

Now about to be using LANDesk so WSUS will probably become redundant.

Curiosityx · 21 Jan 2009 at 19:52

WSUS 3.0 and more recently Microsoft System Center Essentials. Both do the job without a hitch.

Deathwish · 21 Jan 2009 at 20:01

WSUS 3.0, does the job for patch management. Our Desktop team use SCCM for apps

Nikumba · 21 Jan 2009 at 20:06

Using Landesk here

mrbios · 21 Jan 2009 at 20:13

WSUS 3.0 here

Seaniboy · 21 Jan 2009 at 20:28

Wsus here aswell. Also LanDesk but this is mainly for audit.

Ev0 · 22 Jan 2009 at 00:09

At the moment SMS is used for app deployment and ITMU within SMS is used to handle patching. It works great and is really good for us, the reporting is excellent.

SMS is being upgraded in a week or 2 to SCCM where I'll use the software updates functionality of that to manage my clients. This is based on/uses WSUS but it integrates into config manager.

Curiosityx · 22 Jan 2009 at 00:22

Ill try not to take the thread off topic, but what are your opinions on LanDesk, i know a lot of people in the industry use it, were currently in the market for remote control software and a support desk application.

Chronictank · 22 Jan 2009 at 10:34

WSUS here to deploy updates, apps are done via SMS but we have been playing with SoftGrid (bought by microsoft so they probably changed the name) rescently

Witor · 22 Jan 2009 at 11:00

WSUS for Patches - Been used for ages now without a hitch.

Installing SCCM next week for Apps...

morfmedia · 23 Jan 2009 at 09:18

WSUS 3 + Altiris (HP RDP)

RSR · 23 Jan 2009 at 13:44

Ive got WSUS here.

However, ive just installed Landesk. So will be moving over to this shortly.

Andy

Ev0 · 23 Jan 2009 at 17:58

For people who are using SCCM and WSUS seperately, is there any reason not to just use SCCM for patching as well?

Can understand maybe not wanting to use SMS as some people have issues with ITMU (even though I like it

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Deathwish · 23 Jan 2009 at 19:10

Ours is separate as different parts of IT do Desktops or Servers.

kefkef · 23 Jan 2009 at 19:18

Currently SCCM for apps and WSUS for patches, but looking into just using SCCM for it all, also use Centennial for software asset management licence compliance (or at least we try to!) and asset inventory.

Ev0 · 23 Jan 2009 at 19:38

kefkef said:
also use Centennial for software asset management licence compliance (or at least we try to!) and asset inventory.

snap, discovery + license manager (although it's now frontrange not centennial).

Company bought it just after I started without consulting me so rather than leave it gathering dust where it should be I feel like I should make some effort to use it

DustyMiller · 25 Jan 2009 at 10:51

Went for SCE 18 months ago, and it fairly good, apart from there being no real documentation about the system cetntre part of it, you can manage part of it through THE WSUS console, but then why buy SCE2007. Currently have loads of issues with it, but that's down to my deployment, and the lack of knowledge on it, what with being an early adopter of the product.

BoomAM · 25 Jan 2009 at 13:51

App deployment is done with GPO's atm, and im half way through getting SCCM fully working on our site as well. Just havnt had the time to finish it off.

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