WSUS

Cons

- It has special requirements; like you must be running IIS 6.0 or later - Requires more admin administration - Must test the updates in your enviorment - Has to be on an NTFS file system.

Book Pros

- WSUS allows Administrators to have a centralized repository of Microsoft Updates that can be managed and deployed as necessary - Allows selective control of Windows Updates - Confirms Updates that are Digitally Signed - Configure clients to update from WSUS Server or from Microsoft Grants statistics tracking to track which clients receive updates

What is WSUS?

It is the Windows Server Update Service utility that allows a server or an admin to deploy a limited update and this is pushed to the client users updates.

Pros

• It allows an internal server within a private intranet to act as a virtual Windows Update Server • Selective control over what updates are posted and deployed from the public Windows Update site. • Admins can configure client to update with WSUS server as opposed to public update. • Can deploy updates to clients in multiple languages • WSUS checks to verify all updates have been digitally signed by Microsoft. Extra layer of security.