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WSUS

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is WSUS?

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates to computers running the Windows operating system. WSUS is commonly used in corporate environments to manage the distribution of updates, patches, and hotfixes released by Microsoft, ensuring that systems are kept up-to-date and secure.

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What other technologies are related to WSUS?

WSUS Competitor Technologies

Lumension (now Ivanti) offers endpoint security and patch management, directly competing with WSUS.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 82% (571) of relevant job posts

SCCM (now Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager) includes WSUS functionality and provides more comprehensive management capabilities.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 8% (5.5k) of relevant job posts

Shavlik (now Ivanti) is a patch management solution that competes with WSUS.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 69% (251) of relevant job posts

WSUS Complementary Technologies

Windows Server 2012r2/2016

WSUS is typically installed on Windows Servers to manage updates for other Windows systems.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 99% (511) of relevant job posts

Group Policy management and configuration

Group Policy is used to configure WSUS client settings and manage update deployment.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 97% (461) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Active Directory

Active Directory is often used to manage WSUS client targeting and policies.

mentioned alongside WSUS in 3% (13.2k) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention WSUS?

Job function

Jobs mentioning WSUS

Orgs mentioning WSUS

Administrator

0% (5.7k) job posts

1.6k organizations

Information Technology

0% (3.1k) job posts

648 organizations

Systems Engineer

0% (2.2k) job posts

681 organizations

IT Support

0% (1.3k) job posts

327 organizations

Infrastructure Engineer

1% (723) job posts

212 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning WSUS?

Organization

Industry

Matching Teams

Matching People

Lockheed Martin

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Northrop Grumman

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Professional Services

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