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Patch Management Automation
Build a repeatable patching program around Tanium Patch: scan strategy, maintenance windows, deployment rings, compliance reporting, exception handling, and recovery planning.
Patching is where Tanium either becomes a dependable operational platform or generates a steady stream of exceptions and manual work.
I design the full patch cycle: scan configuration and scheduling, patch lists and approval strategy, maintenance windows aligned to your change process, staged deployment rings, reboot handling, post-patch validation, and reporting that shows what actually happened.
The goal is not simply to deploy updates. It is to create a patching process that runs predictably month after month, surfaces failures and exceptions early, and gives operators a clear path when something does not go according to plan.
What We Offer
Patch Architecture & Policy
Design the underlying patch model around your environment and change process.
That includes scan configurations, patch lists, maintenance windows, deployment groups, approval rules, reboot behavior, exclusions, and the relationship between pilot, production, and exception populations.
Deployment Rings & Orchestration
Build staged deployments that move updates through controlled rings rather than treating the fleet as a single target.
Pre-patch checks, reboot preparation, deployment timing, validation, and promotion between rings can be incorporated into a repeatable operating process.
Compliance & Exception Management
Know which endpoints are compliant, which are not, and why.
Reporting and automation can surface scan failures, missing prerequisites, stale endpoints, deployment errors, reboot requirements, and other conditions that would otherwise disappear into aggregate compliance percentages.
Automation & Operational Reporting
Remove the repetitive work surrounding the monthly patch cycle.
Automate scheduling, deployment creation, reporting, exception tracking, notifications, and other recurring tasks so the patch program runs on a calendar instead of depending on someone to rebuild the process every month.
A Patch Process That Survives Patch Tuesday
A successful patch program is not measured by whether updates were deployed. It is measured by whether the organization can repeat the process reliably, identify what failed, and explain the resulting risk.
Whether you are building a new Tanium Patch implementation, replacing a heavily manual process, or trying to improve an environment that has accumulated years of exceptions, I can help turn it into a documented and repeatable operating model.
Speaker at Tanium Converge 2019, writing about Tanium automation and endpoint management ever since.