Patch Management and Endpoint Security

Compared to traditional management, cloud management is especially effective for managing remote users. You can ship a pre-enrolled laptops to remote employees who simply enter their credentials and – just like that - they are up and running. It’s all managed by your provider so there is less setup and no infrastructure to worry about. You never have to upgrade your endpoint management system, add more servers or re-negotiate long term contracts. That is why many organizations are making the move to the cloud.

Most solutions will do a fairly good job of updating your devices’ operation systems – granted, not at the granular level KACE Cloud does. But here is the thing - they don’t patch your third party applications like Adobe ], Cisco, Chrome, Slack, Zoom, etc. So, you are stuck with having to purchase and manage a second solution for that. KACE Cloud Patch gives you the huge advantage of doing all your OS upgrades and your 3rd party application patches – over 300,000 of them - for your entire enterprise – all from one solution.

And use the power of perpetual policy enforcement when administering apps, location rules, Windows custom profiles, or security standards - you can maintain your configuration standards across every endpoint in your environment without end-user involvment.

The KACE SMA patch management software automatically sends out patch updates, but the solution optionally gives end users some control over the process. You can set deadlines that define when a patch must be installed, and users can choose when their patch updates and system reboot happen so that work is not disrupted. Administrators also have a good experience, in that they can coordinate patch updates across complex and distributed user bases while maintaining visibility into the patching phases on a per-machine basis.

Comprehensive patch management and deployment

The Smart Labels feature in the KACE SMA patch management software allow you to classify your endpoints and updates using self-selected parameters. Device labels can include criteria such as make and model, location, operating system and other designations, and the update labels can utilize criteria such as release date, severity, classifications, vendor and more. You can combine labels when you’d like to take a specific action on widespread or granular groupings of endpoints.

Employ remote replication for multiple worksites

The KACE SMA patch management data is sent once over your network to the replication share, and all other systems at that remote office can then directly pull patches from the designated remote replication share through the LAN instead of from the KACE SMA — without the need for dedicated hardware or personnel at the remote facility.

Simplify configuration management and security policy enforcement

Using KACE Cloud for your iOS and Android devices and mixing and matching KACE Cloud and SMA for your Windows and Mac management gives you complete flexibility to transition all or some of your devices to traditional or modern management based on your organizations needs now and in the future.

Other endpoint management functions

While patching is often the primary reason organizations look into automating their patch management, there are other important considerations when it comes to integration of modern and traditional management.

Reporting - Having one repository containing all your organization’s device information gives you the means to turn data into actionable information. Using information for business insights is barely possible if your data is stored in multiple disparate buckets. 

Asset Management - Powerful lifecycle hardware asset management – from ordering through deployment to decommissioning and disposal – prevents losses and waster. Software asset management automates software and regulatory compliance reporting, while easily identifying and recovering cover unused/underused software.

Discovery – Knowing which devices should be accessing your data and which should not helps protect against breaches that can compromise your company, employee and customer’s private data harm your brand and bottom line.  

Service Desk – This optional functionality uses built-in inventory and user data to streamline helpdesk admin troubleshooting, automate employee onboarding and other processes with IT, HR, Finance and other departments.