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7MS #279: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 4
7 Minute Security
English - September 28, 2017 04:10 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsTechnology News Tech News information security security Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Intro
The patching solutions review concludes this week with Ivanti's patch solution, as well as PDQ Deploy/Inventory.
As a quick reminder, here's where our bake-off currently sits:
Ninite (covered in 7MS #275) ManageEngine (covered in 7MS #277)Quick reminder: none of these solutions are bribing me with fat wads of cash to plug their products. Some day I hope to have such problems, but today is not that day.
IvantiYou might know Ivanti as Shavlik - that's the product name I'm more familiar with anyways. Back in February, Shavlik became Ivanti.
ProsPretty easy to install and manage - even without a deep background in IT (in today's episode I tell a story that can back this claim based on my experience)
Does a solid job of applying patching Windows OS and third party
ConsPricing is a little steep - last figures I saw were ~$80 per server, per year and ~$40 per workstation, per year.
ITScripts library (that allows for GPO-style policy enforcement) is a little slim when compared to similar functionality offered from other solutions
PDQ Deploy/Inventory ProsLets you crazy with building custom packages you can deploy to granular groups
Awesome online help resources, including a YouTube video library that's got a video for just about everything
Quick response to support tickets
ConsA bit more complicated to get comfortable with than the other solutions
A little confusing on the Windows patching side - not quite as "point and patch" as some of the other solutions
Agentless system - machines have to be able to "see" the PDQ