Novell ZENworks Patch Management

Prevent Downtime and Reduce IT Costs

No one can work when the network is down. And it's your job to keep things humming. You can defend against viruses—and prevent costly downtime—by ensuring that your systems are automatically patched against the latest security threats.

The window of time between someone discovering vulnerabilities and exploiting them continues to shrink, and the biggest challenge for many organizations is deploying patches before exploitation occurs. Organizations are also faced with increasing pressure to show business value and cost-effectiveness for security initiatives. However, keeping up with the latest and most critical patches can be time consuming and expensive. Organizations that can't remediate vulnerabilities fast enough put their credibility at risk and incur financial and legal costs.

Automating the patching process frees up your IT staff more than you might imagine. As a fully automated solution, Novell ZENworks® Patch Management reduces the estimated average annual cost for manual patching from US$222 to US$40 per computer—a savings of over US$180,000 per year. And, because Novell creates and tests all patch packages prior to release, the majority of Novell customers spend less than one day testing patches before deployment. Compared to a manual approach, ZENworks Patch Management reduces labor by over 90 percent from 4,447 to 392 estimated hours annually.

Talk to us today about reducing IT costs with Novell ZENworks Patch Management. +