Contact sales
Request trial version

Always supplied with all Windows updates, even when working from home

Soest, August 5, 2020
Especially when working from home, work computers must always have all important and security-related updates installed. This is because there is no firewall infrastructure, as there is in the company’s internal network, and as a result, a home office can quickly become a gateway for malware or unwanted intruders. aagon provides a solution with its ingenious tool, acmp CAWUM, which handles the necessary patches and updates and thus ensures the required IT security—all completely stress-free for users and IT administrators.

Since the onset of the pandemic and the rapid, often unplanned setup of countless home offices, everything has changed. While the system administrator at the company takes care of updates and patches, many home PCs are not up to date in terms of software and security. The first problems often arise as soon as a remote connection is established, since the company client and the home office PC should both be at the same, up-to-date patch level. This is where the acmp tool CAWUM (Complete aagon Windows Update Management) provides valuable assistance. Unlike the widely used Windows Update Services (WSUS), the new aagon solution enables IT administrators to Install Windows updates in a controlled, targeted and effective manner.

The key benefits of CAWUM, especially for working from home, include

  • Automatic restart: The user does not have to sit at the PC during the update to manually initiate any necessary restart.
  • The time of the update can be set individually (e.g. at midnight so as not to disturb the user).
  • With the Wake on LANfunction, the PC can be started and then updated via the network
  • For clocked home office PCs with a limited data volume, the update installation can be postponed, until an unlimited connection is available. Updates via Mobile communications closes CAWUM on request.

But CAWUM isn’t just a valuable tool for home offices. As many IT admins confirm, the tool is a welcome and extremely practical replacement for WSUS. “This once again highlights the advantage of our developers designing the solutions and additional acmp tools in close collaboration with our customers. As a result, they precisely reflect the needs of IT administrators. And for years, IT managers have been looking for a powerful alternative that would make WSUS obsolete,” says Sebastian Weber, Product Manager at aagon.

Some highlights from CAWUM:

  • Loads and only installs the updates that the individual clients actually need. This saves bandwidth and time.
  • Scans daily for current updates and patches, checks them with regard to Integrity and installs them. WSUS only carries out the update process once a month, on the so-called patch day, which is dreaded by IT admins.
  • Selects which patches are to be synchronized in which language on which file repositories .
  • Works with individual Release rings and thus enables the Windows updates to be installed on individual test systems can be distributed. This allows risk-free testing of whether everything runs smoothly after the update.
  • Creates a Comprehensive protocol when rolling out clients, which shows in detail which updates have been installed. The facilitates troubleshooting if problems occur after the update.