Challenges
- Complexity in customizing patches and packages for user groups & computer groups
- Used Desktop Authority from Scriptlogic prior to SolarWinds Patch Manager
Use Case
- Patch Manager helps FamilyLife manage:
- 251-1,000 workstations (including notebooks)
- < 50 servers
- Pushes out 21 – 50 patches per month with Patch Manager.
- Purchased SolarWinds Patch Manager because of its cost.
Results
- Patch Manager helps FamilyLife:
- Test and deploy patches without affecting business/IT productivity
- Define and execute patch strategies for different user groups or computer groups
- Adapt to changes rapidly for both physical and virtual environments
- Easily control how disruptive the patch process needs to be (e.g. control reboots, system restore, etc)
- Quickly generate reports on patched and unpatched systems and software
- Patch Manager helps save 101-200 hours of patch workload each month.
