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Case Study: Patch Manager Helps a Community College (US) Simplify 3rd Party Patching

“3rd party updates, like Flash, were a pain to keep updated as we would have to touch indiviual machines frequently. But now after using Patch Manager, it’s a breeze.”

Challenges

Complexity in customizing patches and packages for user groups & computer groups
Difficult to patch 3rd party updates like Flash® and Java™
Used prior to SolarWinds Patch Manager:
- Manual patching and in-house processes
- Microsoft WSUS

Use Case

Patch Manager helps manage:
- 251-1,000 workstations (incl. notebooks)
- Push out 5 – 20 patches per month with Patch Manager
Decided to purchase SolarWinds Patch Manager because of 3rd party patch management

Results

Patch Manager helps the community college:
- Define and execute patch strategies for different user groups or computer groups
- Do on-demand patching and creation of custom patches and packages
- Quickly generate reports on patched and unpatched systems and software

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