What We're Working On

With the acquisition of EminentWare, Solarwinds now has a solution for your patch management needs - Solarwinds Patch Manager!  Patch Manager provides a powerful patch management solution for WSUS (Windows Server Update Service), SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager), as well as the ability to patch non-Microsoft applications like Adobe Reader and Flash.  We have big plans for this product, and are already working on the next set of features to help meet your patch management needs.  Below are some of the features we're working on:

• Update to leverage SolarWinds Licensing 
  •  including updated behavior for Primary vs. Secondary Application server licensing.  Now will only require license key at Primary Application Server.
• Orion Integration - you'll be able to view important patch management data alongside other Solarwinds products in the integrated web console.  You'll be able to see information like the latest available patches, top 10 missing patches in your environment, and general health overview of your environment based on which patches have been applied.
• Support for SCCM 2012.

PLEASE NOTE:  We are working on these items based on  this priority order, but this is NOT a commitment that all of these  enhancements will make the next release.  We are working on a number of  other smaller features in parallel.   If you have comments or questions  on any of these items (e.g. how would it work?) or would like to be  included in a preview demo, please let us know!