Software distribution or software deployment?

Software distribution or software deployment?

Some people will think this is a strange title. They’re the same thing, aren’t they? Nope, they’re not the same. In fact, deployment goes a lot further than just distribution. It’s not surprising that these terms are often used interchangeably. Developers often make no distinction at all. Once the software is ready, it can be

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Azure AD & Software Deployment

Azure AD & Software Deployment

Azure AD – what can I do with it in software deployment? As a system administrator, you can hardly avoid using Active Directory to manage your users and computers. But there’s also such a thing as Azure Active Directory. What are the differences? And how can it help in rolling out software? Access control First,

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Cloud: at your service

Cloud: at your service

Welcome to the world of Xaas. If there’s one development in ICT that has revolutionized the way we work, it’s the cloud. The idea that your own organization no longer has to manage everything is really revolutionary, and that means you no longer have to house all the servers in your own building either. Everything

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How can I easily install software on multiple computers?

How can I easily install software on multiple computers?

System administrators have been asking this question for decades. You might want to take a look at our series of blogs entitled what is software deployment. We’ve also written about installing patches, but today we want to get back to the core task: rolling out a software package on multiple computers. The basics are very

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Unified Endpoint Management

Unified Endpoint Management

The IT world has been ruled by acronyms since its infancy. It all started with the very first set of bits (b), and then evolved into the byte (B), which then grew to kilobytes (KB). Ever since, dozens of new acronyms have come along. It’s just our nature as IT specialists. Today let’s talk about

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The sun shines through the Cloud

The sun shines through the Cloud

Yes it’s true, the future of the cloud is looking bright and very sunny. These days, we do almost everything in the cloud. And sometimes as a user you may not even realize you’re using a cloud solution. But one cloud is not like another. And not all of them are as safe to use

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Patch management: one update is not like another

Patch management: one update is not like another

In this age of the Internet and Cloud, we seem to be constantly bombarded with updates. If you don’t look at your smartphone for one day, you can be prompted to install twenty app updates the next time you use it. For business environments, it’s much the same story. You can easily spend an entire

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What is patch management?

What is patch management?

Patching: more complicated than closing holes – “Be careful outside, son.” – ‘Yes mom.’ – “The world is a dangerous place.” – ‘Ok, dad.’ Parents who want the best for their children, warn them often and a lot. But things outside were not normally that bad. However, in the world of IT they really are

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What is software deployment? Part 4

What is software deployment? Part 4

Software deployment tools There are many different ways to install and maintain software, which you can read about in the other three blogs of this series. But they all leave room for improvement. Which you already know, or you woudn’t be visiting our site or reading this blog. How much better can they be? It

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