Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has been a go-to patch management tool for over two decades, providing IT administrators with a way to distribute Microsoft updates across their environments.

Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away, as administrators using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will soon find out.

Last week I discussed the top 5 benefits of server consolidation/virtualization. This week, we look at the benefits of Windows Server Update Services. Update ...

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 ...

Patch management wasn’t a burning concern for many users of Microsoft Corp.’s Systems Management Server when they purchased earlier editions of the software. But that mind-set is changing. A set of ...

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 ...

With these fairly simple practices in mind, you can stay on top of patch updates and safeguard your virtual data environments. This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to ...