TechValidate Research on SolarWinds Security


Case Study: Patch Manager Helps a Media & Entertainment Company Address 3rd Party Patches

“We have been on Patch Manager dating back to EminentWare. We would manually patch at each workstation during routine maintenance, at computer replacement, or if a severe enough of a vulnerability was found. I doubt we were doing an adequate job before Patch Mananger.

Challenges

  • Inconsistent deployment of timely patch updates when vulnerabilities arise out of potentially unwanted programs, malware and newer threats.
  • Used time-consuming manual patching and in-house processes, prior to purchasing SolarWinds Patch Manager.

Use Case

  • Patch Manager helps manage:
    • 251-1,000 workstations (incl. notebooks), and
    • <50 servers
  • Decided to purchase SolarWinds Patch Manager because of its features.

Results

One of the advantages of Patch Manager is that the: “Packages are in the subscription so we don’t have to constantly create our own update packages.”





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