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CHAPTER 3
Plan and implement software
updates
The timely and regular deployment of software updates is a task that almost all IT profes-
sionals have to manage. Microsoft provides the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
role as a freely available add-on to enable organizations to manage the deployment of
updates to computers in their environment. Although WSUS is functional, it has its limita-
tions. That's when products such as System Center Updates Publisher and System Center
2012 R2 Configuration Manager are useful. In this chapter, you learn about deploying
third-party updates by using System Center Updates Publisher, deploying updates by using
Configuration Manager, and deploying and managing updates by using Microsoft Intune.
Objectives in this chapter:
Objective 3.1: Plan and deploy third-party updates.
Objective 3.2: Deploy software updates by using Configuration Manager and
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
Objective 3.3: Deploy software updates by using Microsoft Intune.
Objective 3.1: Plan and deploy third-party updates
In this section, you learn about System Center Updates Publisher and how you can use this
application to publish updates from third-party vendors to a WSUS server and
Configuration Manager.
This section covers the following topics:
System Center Updates Publisher
System Center Updates Publisher options
Managing updates
 
 
 
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