Challenges
- Administrative overhead due to an increase in BYOD usage in the environment.
- Used prior to purchasing SolarWinds Patch Manager:
- Manual patching and in-house processes
- Microsoft WSUS
Use Case
- Manage with Patch Manager:
- servers: 251-1,000
- Push out 5 – 20 patches per month with Patch Manager.
- Purchased SolarWinds Patch Manager because of its features.
Results
- Patch Manager helps the industrial manufacturing company:
- Define and execute patch strategies for different user groups or computer groups
- Easily control how disruptive the patch process needs to be (e.g. control reboots, system restore, etc)
- Save < 10 hours each month with Patch Manager.