Give your patch management requirements the attention it deserves.

The task of IT Infrastructure Management has become too large and too important to be handled on an ad-hoc basis with limited tools. The number of personal computers, work stations, servers, peripheral and network equipment is significant. There are many versions of operating systems, firmware, and software applications. This is further complicated by the number of employees working from remote offices. The scale has become quite large, even in a small to medium sized business. Now add in the constant stream of patch updates from Microsoft, Symantec, Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM and many other hardware and software vendors and the rate and volume of change is not just significant, but overwhelming. Vendors constantly release fixes quickly in response to a newly discovered anomaly or exposure. As a result, patches can suffer from more bugs than many types of software. Consort carefully test patches before they are deployed which guards against the additional problems they may cause.

Leaving patch management up to chance puts your entire network and subsequently your entire company at risk.

Dealing with the disruption and potential data loss of security breaches can represent significant productivity loss. Work-in-process data can represent weeks if not years of effort and may be difficult or impossible to recreate. The loss of such data can affect project timelines which in turn can cause customer satisfaction issues and/or contractual penalties. Data loss can also affect revenue if an IT system problem interrupts critical timeframes for customer proposals.