The original intent was to use the SCUP catalog to provide 3rd party updates, but Microsoft left it up to the vendors to provide the catalog. The vendors never stepped up. Of course, you can still deploy 3rd party updates using Software Distribution, but there's still the pain of developing the patch distribution with options (i.e., silent, etc.) and vendors like Adobe are notorious for being clueless about how Enterprises function.
Microsoft and Shavlik worked together to create SCUPdates. Shavlik basically eases the burden of the admin when they have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out the vendor patch installation options. Shavlik does the heavy lifting and gives the admin a tool to deploy updates as easily and quickly as they can with the regular WSUS catalog downloads. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Levicki [mailto:and...@levicki.me.uk] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Cc: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Patch Management - again Hi Rod, Doesn't SCCM already handle third party updates? I may be wrong. Andrew. On 2010/06/11, at 9:13, "Rod Trent" <rodtr...@myitforum.com> wrote: > And, by the way, Shavlik has an awesome add-in for SCCM for 3rd party > patching. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:18 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Patch Management - again > > Shavlik... > Z > > Edward Ziots > CISSP,MCSA,MCP+I,Security +,Network +,CCA Network Engineer Lifespan > Organization > 401-639-3505 > ezi...@lifespan.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Patch Management - again > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> > wrote: >> What are you guys using for automating patch management for your > servers? > > WSUS. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
