Windows Automatic Update rocks!
Heh. Well...okay, they don't rock but despite so many administrators' hardline positions against the function, I think there is tremendous use for it by a one man IT department. Especially in an office where most people use common Windows programs. It automates part of my work and keeps PCs regularly protected. I feel there is a greater chance of a vulnerability being exploited in the OS than a bad patch being deployed.
I only do this for the workstations, of course. I also don't leave the default "everyday" schedule, instead picking arbitrary days and times. The purpose for the latter is to stagger the updates so by chance MS puts out a bad patch, I can do something or they have time to do something. Also all the computers don't hit the site together dragging down our T.
I know I can set up WSUS (info) but honestly I don't have the time to manage MS's patches right now. And I'm satisfied enough with the staggered schedule that bandwidth won't be an issue...
Alright, alright, I'll set it up soon. Sheesh!
I only do this for the workstations, of course. I also don't leave the default "everyday" schedule, instead picking arbitrary days and times. The purpose for the latter is to stagger the updates so by chance MS puts out a bad patch, I can do something or they have time to do something. Also all the computers don't hit the site together dragging down our T.
I know I can set up WSUS (info) but honestly I don't have the time to manage MS's patches right now. And I'm satisfied enough with the staggered schedule that bandwidth won't be an issue...
Alright, alright, I'll set it up soon. Sheesh!
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My former company took over the IT support of a small government commission from another contractor that wasn't doing that great of a job. The office had about 25 users. After getting their servers and workstations patched up to current level, and taking care of a few other important projects, we set up automatic updates on the desktops. It worked very well.
Meanwhile, back at my regular office, we were losing a turf battle with our corporate headquarters that was in a different state. The license for the software that I used to use to patch our workstations had expired, and we couldn't get corporate to renew it. So, for all new desktop builds, we enabled automatic updates. It kept us patched while corporate kept promising they'd come up with a solution for patching.
By Brendan, at 27 July, 2006 15:14
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