Application patch management updates software to remove bugs and security loopholes, so it is an important service that every business needs to buy. We review the options. Keeping applications up to ...

Successful patch management requires the formation of a robust process to ensure timely and accurate application and security fixes within an IT environment. Throughout 2004/05, patch-management ...

Microsoft's emerging Server Management Tools (SMT) suite now supports Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, the company announced on Wednesday. SMT includes a collection of familiar tools ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released a preview of Server Management Tools for "headless" Windows Servers, such as the new Nano Server for Windows Server 2016. The new tools can be set up using the Azure ...

Servers are complicated machines, requiring cool rooms and regular updates and maintenance to run properly. The problem is, many IT departments are understaffed, and adding server management on top of ...

Next to random Windows problems and day-to-day systems management, I find patch management the nastiest task for an enterprise Windows systems admin. It’s often frustrating, time-consuming, and ...

Corporate customers who anticipate the springtime release of upgrades to Microsoft’s no-cost patch management software have some disappointment ahead: They will not only have to wait till later in the ...

As part of the overhaul of its patch management tools, Microsoft on Tuesday released the next version of a tool that detects bad configurations that could leave users open to security vulnerabilities.

Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden. If you ...