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Case Study: Industrial Manufacturing Company saves a ton of time with Patch Manager

“I was putting in admin credentials on every computer. This saves me a lot of time.”

“Patch Manager runs exactly like it should with minimal input.”

The most used or critical Patch Manager feature, according to this company: “3rd party patching, as it saves me a ton of time.”

Challenges

Inconsistent 3rd party patching using the existing Microsoft WSUS & SCCM solutions.
Used time-consuming, manual patching and in-house processes prior to SolarWinds Patch Manager.

Use Case

Patch Manager helps manage:
- 50-250 servers, and
- Pushes out 21 – 50 patches per month

Purchased SolarWinds Patch Manager because of its features.

Results

Patch Manager helps this industrial manufacturing company:
- 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)
- Do on-demand patching and creation of custom patches and packages
- Quickly generate reports on patched and unpatched systems and software

The company saves 26-40 hours of patch workload each month with Patch Manager.

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