Dögel GmbH: Patch Management

Patch Management is one of the most important tasks of system administrators and IT managers. Providing and managing software updates in the IT environment must be controlled consequently. The DeskCenter® Management Suite offers a management of all patches that allows refreshing all systems. Dangerous security flaws are fixed quickly and the IT environment remains stable and effective.

By using the Workflow Service, updates are downloaded and installed on a central deployer according to a defined schedule or when required. The SDI Agent scans every system in the network and detects which patches are required. Therewith, the DeskCenter® Management Suite ensures an optimal and need-based deployment of updates, because only patches are downloaded and installed that are detected as required. Furthermore, the DeskCenter® Management Suite supports updates for several languages of the OS and applications.

The systems can be classified in patch groups with different installation rights for updates – updates can be installed or uninstalled anytime. In detailed overviews it can be displayed which updates have to be installed on which system. The DeskCenter® Management Suite offers the Patch Management Module as an automated and rule-based deployment of updates and determines therewith a high level of reliability for OSs and application software.