tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415765543114035470.post1536641716071175660..comments2024-03-24T15:07:40.427+05:30Comments on vGeek: Multiple ways to Install Software remotely on Windows - Method 1 Group Policykunalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10047053192857567069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415765543114035470.post-84485924328002558012021-03-15T03:52:51.178+05:302021-03-15T03:52:51.178+05:301. Group policy DOESN'T require to be on "...1. Group policy DOESN'T require to be on "local network" from the moment one uses VPNs (= virtual private network)<br />this is the exact reason why VPNs exists, users can access their local data over Internet, and every computer on Internet can download and install the software. Some VPNs offer to login when the computer is booting also for "Computer-targeted" GPOs.<br />2. Group policy doesn't provide feedback indeed. It is possible to generate reports on remote computers, easily witouth GPOs ; indeed WMI via "wmic.exe" one can easily mass report on every software installed on every computer on a network. But the result is not "centralised" as with a dedicated tool.<br /><br />Now, indeed :<br /><br />GPOs require an Active Directory, and GPOs doesn't have instant reporting on installation success, and last but not least, the download time can be insane (no real network optimisation for heavy software), and booting time can be insane also. But this blog post was more of a proof of concept I see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415765543114035470.post-88455337679061735082019-04-01T20:56:57.368+05:302019-04-01T20:56:57.368+05:30I think Group Policy is a poor choice here:
- Gro...I think Group Policy is a poor choice here: <br />- Group Policy would not work if computers are not on local network (e.g. remote laptops). <br />- Group Policy does not provide any feedback - was installation successful or not <br />- Group Policy requires that all computers should be in Active Directory domain <br /><br />There are plenty of products on the market, but make sure you are choosing a cloud-based product. If you do not, you most likely will be able to uninstall software only on the computers connected to local network (and what about remote laptops?). <br /><br />Few options I would recommend: <br /><br />1. action1.com - they have free edition and provide pretty good endpoint configuration reporting in addition to software deployment functionality. <br />2. pdq.com - they provide a lot of features in regards to software deployment, but they are not cloud and the user interface seems little bit overloaded. <br />3. quest.com - their offering is pretty solid and they do it for many-many years - I would name them an established leader, but might be too costly.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642023300525525396noreply@blogger.com