Computer Inventory Management Software
Ensure systems security across your IT environment
SolarWinds® Patch Manager offers an intuitive web-based interface designed to be integrated with applications and services to create an all-encompassing overview of your environment.
Patch Manager is built to provide a comprehensive view of managed devices within a network and automatically patch any system vulnerabilities. You can see the impact of past updates by looking at charts and graphs detailing current health stats across your inventory. Patch Manager can also show the top ten missing patches in the system environment, so users can address the most serious issues first.
Support compliance through automated patching reports
Effective computer inventory management can make it easier to track, monitor, and log system updates to demonstrate compliance with common industry standards and guidelines.
SolarWinds Patch Manager comes equipped with built-in, out-of-the-box reports you can use to create a fuller picture of missing or completed patch updates across your computer inventory. You can also create custom patch management reports to help demonstrate compliance for specific regulatory standards.
Include third-party applications in your inventory management
It can be difficult to keep track of whether third-party applications are functioning and updated, as these apps are typically scattered across devices on a network.
From one central access point, you can use the SCCM integration features in SolarWinds Patch Manager to better monitor the status of third-party apps and track whether they require updates or patches. Using Patch Manager, you can also update and track the patching process to completion for on-premises or remote endpoints, which are managed by SCCM in one dashboard.
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What is computer inventory management?
Computer inventory management is a set of best practices used to keep track of computers within a systems environment, and it can include information about the following:
- Files, directories, and storage devices
- Installed programs and features
- Local users, groups, and logon information
- Services, device drivers, and terminal services
- Task history
- Windows updates
Computer inventory management includes using discovery functions and a variety of computer asset tracking capabilities to monitor connected devices within a systems environment. This can include any computer connected to the parent company’s network or any computer used for company business, not just on-premises systems.
Why is computer inventory management important?
Computer inventory management can help you make informed decisions about scheduling updates and patches and help you identify unpatched systems or applications posing security risks.
From a cybersecurity standpoint, all computers used for company business must be tracked, monitored, and updated to resolve vulnerabilities leaving them open to cyberattacks. Computer inventory management can provide critical details about the configurations of each computer, so organizations can better identify opportunities to improve their overall network security.
What is computer inventory software?
Computer inventory software is designed to centralize, automate, and streamline many of the tasks required to list, track, and configure patches for devices across a network. Computer inventory software can help users schedule hardware and software updates across their entire IT environment. Viewing missing patches can provide insight into why certain computers aren’t functioning properly.
Computer inventory software is helpful for growing businesses, as they’re frequently adding more employees and devices to their network infrastructure environments. It can be difficult to keep accurate records of all the devices on the network and whether those devices are sufficiently updated and secure. PC inventory tools should be able to account for personal laptops brought to work, various mobile devices, network equipment, and more.
What does computer inventory software do?
Computer inventory software automates many of the time-consuming processes involved in tracking, monitoring, and analyzing a vast array of computers and applications. By collecting relevant information about computer location, status, and configuration in one centralized location, inventory software makes it easier for IT managers to ensure all devices are updated and patched as needed.
From one dashboard and with a few clicks, users can access relevant information about computers on their network and get real-time information about missing patches, update statuses, and newly available updates. Being able to identify computers and devices within a systems environment can make it easier to pinpoint where potential vulnerabilities are and anticipate which computers will need attention.
Computer inventory software can detect devices on your network, analyze them and their configurations, and generate reports to clearly communicate what it finds. Computer inventory management software also tracks applications across these devices, including third-party apps, requiring updates or patches. Then, it can push patches to the relevant applications as they become available from the organization.
In addition, computer inventory software helps users prioritize tasks. For instance, if certain systems or applications are missing critical patches, the PC inventory tool should highlight this information for better visibility. By having access to this data and accounting for the highlighted vulnerabilities, network administrators can protect computers from future cyberattacks by shoring up their network security defenses accordingly.
How does computer inventory software work in Patch Manager?
SolarWinds® Patch Manager includes a computer inventory management system capable of providing flexibility and scalability to the patching process for physical and virtual Windows desktops and servers with prebuilt, tested patches.
Patch Manager can automatically deploy and manage third-party applications and Microsoft patches across tens of thousands of servers and workstations from a centralized dashboard. Additionally, its web-based console is built to seamlessly integrate with other SolarWinds tools, so users can gain insights into overall health and what needs to be updated or addressed at a glance.
Patch Manager can help users pass audits by allowing them to determine the status of patches and show auditors their systems are patched and compliant. Additionally, it can help users better identify systems without out-of-the-box reporting options.
Related Features and Tools
What is computer inventory management?
Computer inventory management is a set of best practices used to keep track of computers within a systems environment, and it can include information about the following:
- Files, directories, and storage devices
- Installed programs and features
- Local users, groups, and logon information
- Services, device drivers, and terminal services
- Task history
- Windows updates
Computer inventory management includes using discovery functions and a variety of computer asset tracking capabilities to monitor connected devices within a systems environment. This can include any computer connected to the parent company’s network or any computer used for company business, not just on-premises systems.
Use scalable computer inventory software to update across PCs
Patch Manager
- Quickly identify vulnerable computers capable of jeopardizing the entire system.
- Use automatically generated status reports to demonstrate compliance.
- Integrate with major third-party applications like Java and Oracle.
