Simplified Patch Management with Puppet - Oct. 2020

Simplified Patch Management with Puppet - Oct. 2020

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  Patch Management Margaret Lee& Ajay Sridhar October 2020
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  Speakers 2 Ajay Sridhar Sr. SolutionsEngineer Puppet, Inc. Margaret Lee Product Manager Puppet, Inc.
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  3 What many organizationsstruggle with... Different teams can all have their own way to patch systems Lack of process control Many tools for patching and securing infrastructure across disparate Operating Systems Toolchain Sprawl We are all human. Manual processes increase the room for error Manual and error prone processes Separate views for each operating system Lack of visibility across the estate
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  4 Bring visibility andunderstand compliance of your infrastructure Visibility Secure your infrastructure with Puppet Enterprise Secure Bring process control to your patching and security workflow Patch Puppet Enterprise will help you...
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  The average timeto patch is 102 days - Ponemon Institute Report (2018)
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  6 Typical Patching Workflow Teamsreview available patches Coordinate with system owners to agree on update schedule Create necessary ticketing and get change approvals Apply patches Validate that patch was applied successfully Several hours to several days Multiple days Weeks Hours, with multiple stakeholders Several hours Timeframes for each step are approximations. Amount of time required will vary between companies.
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  Patch Management fromthe PE Console 7 Current State ● Everyone needs to patch their systems on a regular basis. ● Need to know what needs to be patched and where ● Different tools required for each operating system ● Complex workflow coordination across multiple teams What gets eliminated ● Manual, error prone processes ● Complex workflows coordinated across multiple teams ● Time consuming ● Lack of visibility into what patches are available and what systems need patching Keeping your infrastructure secure with Puppet
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  Manage tool sprawl... • PuppetEnterprise can patch Windows and *nix platforms independently • Track compliance • Simplifying your patching process by reducing the number of moving parts 8
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  PUPPET PRESENTATION TEMPLATE- ASSET LIBRARY9 Demo
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  Why use Puppet Enterprisefor Patching? • Leverage your existing investment in PE • Improve patching success rates with automation • Simplify your patching workflow • One product all you platforms • Compliance and audit • Improve patch cycle time • Security and RBAC capabilities 10
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  11 Looking ahead 1 2 3 Usability Improvements- Make it easy for non Puppet admins to do patching. Workflow Improvements - Address more complex use cases Reporting - Compliance and execution reporting
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  Q&A
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  Save the date!19 Nov 2020 ● 3 events in one day: APAC, EMEA, Americas ● Multiple tracks for Puppet users and IT leaders, hands-on workshops, networking, and more https://puppet.com/puppetize/
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  Thank you!