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The IT Basics of a Patch Management Process

Sofia Peterson by Sofia Peterson
February 16, 2022
The IT Basics of a Patch Management Process
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In today’s world, IT businesses of any scale may easily become a target for a host of online crimes — cyber breaches, data leakage, to name just a few (yet the list goes on and on). If not for automated patch management tools, IT infrastructure of many companies would be an ever-growing bundle of misfortunes.  

What does Patch Management Mean? 

In plain terms, patch management is a never-ending process of scanning a company’s network so as to identify and distribute available patches and updates, spot and resolve existing vulnerabilities, maintain and enhance overall IT performance. 
  
Given the importance attached to the patch management process, the demand for an effective and comprehensive patch management system is high and always on the rise. This comes as no surprise since patch management now allows IT administrators to simultaneously accomplish a wide variety of IT tasks rather than perform them one by one. 

What a Patch Management Procedure Includes? 

Basically, patch management is one of the most crucial procedures of remote monitoring and management software, which consists of the following features: 

Patch distribution  

By making the best of patch management tools, IT admins can maintain their company’s security patch management process from a single unified dashboard. This allows them to timely get notified by the patch management system and take the necessary actions at any time of the day (or night) from any remote corner of the world. 

Grouping and template creation 

All the endpoints within a network can be categorized into different groups based on various characteristics. Discerning patterns, grouping devices, and preparing templates will help IT professionals level up their work routine. 

Patch and software automation 

To eliminate or at least reduce IT vulnerabilities, new patches need to be deployed as soon as possible, which can be easily accomplished by patch automation.   
Planning and scheduled deployment 
Scheduled patch distribution is yet another critical feature among IT duties. As many know, distributing patches and updates during working hours eats away at the overall performance, pausing most activities. To reduce downtime, it’s best to schedule patch delivery when workstations aren’t used.  

Central repository 

There’s no time like the present, and getting the best of the present is challenging. However, by creating and maintaining a central patch repository, IT admins will always keep their fingers on the pulse without losing the beat of a company’s IT infrastructure.  

Sofia Peterson

Sofia Peterson

Sofia is a contributor at The Hack Post who loves to write about Technology. She also enjoys reading books and swims during her free time.

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