7MS #271: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 1
Seems like every business I meet with needs some sort of help in the patching department. Maybe they've got the Microsoft OS side of the house under control, but the third-party stuff is lacking. Or vice-versa. Either way, the team I work with is excited to kick the tires of some popular patching solutions over the next few weeks, and we'll audibly barf up what we learn into this mini-series!
Solutions we'll poke around with include:
PS: None of these solutions are sponsoring 7MS. They're just popular patching solutions we're trying out to learn more about 'em and give you the pros/cons we discover!
In today's episode I dive a bit into...
Ninite
Pros
- Cheap
- Does one thing, and does it well
- Been around for a long time
- Cloud-based - doesn't rely on LAN-side server
Cons
- Only cloud-based...no LAN-side option
- Requires an agent
- Agent's only purpose is patching - no extra bells/whistles like remote control or inventorying capability