Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Scalability

SK
System Administrator at Confidential

Regarding the scalability, you can actually configure something of an ERP version of the WSUS service. For example, if you work in a company that has multiple sites and these sites are located in other states or countries, you can deploy WSUS for each site. Once you've done that, these WSUS servers will all communicate with a parent WSUS server that will then deploy updates to each child WSUS.

Therefore, I'd say that WSUS is quite scalable since we can make servers communicate with one another, in the sense that you have one parent source that communicates with and deploys updates to each child WSUS service in a hierarchical arrangement.

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AANKITGUPTAA - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS

The solution is scalable. We can add multiple Windows Servers in the groups. We handle between 400 and 500 (or more) devices.

We can easily scale up at any time just by adding servers to the updated services. 

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Mashood Atitebi - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Core Infrastructure Engineer at Finning International Inc

Scalability, particularly with the integration of cloud services, is notable. In the cloud environment, scalability is essentially bound by your budget—expanding resources as much as you're willing to invest. On-premises, however, scalability involves purchasing additional subscriptions and compute resources before increasing the number of servers, introducing a more upfront and structured approach to resource expansion.

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Assistantmgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistance Manager, ICT Communication at ELNG

We have 400 Microsoft Windows Server Update Services users in our organization. It is a scalable platform. We never had any issues related to scalability.

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HemantJoshi - PeerSpot reviewer
TEM Practice at Expleogroup

Our company started using the solution recently. We have a limited number of users and administrators within the Azure cloud team who currently utilize the available cloud solution. To be more specific, there are only about three to five users currently using the solution.

Since it can handle a much larger workload than it claims, it is a scalable tool.

Our company plans to increase the usage of the tool extensively when there is a need to move the workload to the cloud platform.

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DL
Consultant at Trigonova GmbH

It's a scalable product. I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. 

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Egor Marachev - PeerSpot reviewer
IT systems engineer at VeriFone

I rate the tool’s scalability an eight out of ten.

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Abinash Sinha - PeerSpot reviewer
Platform Lead -Windows & VMWare DR at FIS

Scalability is pretty high, so I would rate it a ten out of ten. In our organization, we have three source services and two servers. As for the number of users, it is around the globe, actually. There are more than two thousand users.

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MR
Manager at Stark International

The solution can scale. 

We have medium-sized to enterprise-level organizations. We also use the solution for smaller organizations that would like the cloud to save costs on IT infrastructure. 

We work with 250 or more companies that use this solution.

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OğuzKalaycı - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at Yaşar Holding

The tool is scalable. We have approximately 1000 users in our organization. We have about 20 people in our technical team.

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Syed Fahad ALi - PeerSpot reviewer
System administrator at National Foods

The solution is scalable. My company has 23-25 users. 

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Soroush-Enayati - PeerSpot reviewer
Network security engineer at freelancer

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is very scalable. It could be deployed on the network with even 1,000 clients. At present, we have about 10,000 users. 

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AS
System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria

The tool is very scalable. We have ten users.

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Alexandru Cioruta - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Cybersecurity Presales Domain Lead Architect at Eviden France

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is a scalable solution. Around 60 to 70 users use the solution in our organization.

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WG
Technology Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

This product is scalable. In my organization, there are about 600,000 people using Microsoft Windows Server

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Nishant Ambast - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Arya Omnitalk Wireless Solutions Private Limited

The tool is scalable. We have five users. The tool is not used extensively.

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SP
IT Support at Rabban Ready Mix Company WLL

We have 50 Microsoft Windows Server Update Services users in our organization. We use it 24/7/. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

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IslamElsherpieny - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The solution scales very well. If a company wants to expand, it can do so.

About 100 people in our organization use the solution currently.

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Lum Guan Yuan - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a retailer with 11-50 employees

I rate the tool's scalability eight out of ten. Most of the time, we have only one server for the whole organization. We have 500 computers.

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YunChyuan Sin - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Systems Engineer at ITL Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd

The product scales by itself. I rate it a nine out of ten. My company has 100 users. 

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Carlo Du Plessis - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at Engen

This solution is scalable.

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SG
Lead - Global IT Networks at a recruiting/HR firm with 10,001+ employees

There are some issues with scalability in larger organizations, as WSUS may not cover 100% of their endpoints. 

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RJ
CIO at a logistics company with 51-200 employees

I'm not much involved with scalability because I don't have reason to scale with our business model as it is at the moment. 

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AP
Senior System Administrator at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The scalability is okay.

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NE
IT Systems Administrator at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The solution is very scalable. You can add servers as needed and add batches of endpoints to it. 

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BK
Owner at xconsult

This solution is scalable. 

We were able to deploy in multi-levels, now we have two levels.

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JW
Technology Manager/Engineer III at a marketing services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The scalability seems to be appropriate. We don't have a big environment, although if we did, the sorting of the updates may be a bigger problem.

There are two of us in the company, myself and the system administrator, who are using this service.

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VK
Principal Cloud Security Consultant at Pegasystems

I rate the tool’s scalability a seven out of ten. We are a printing and packaging company. We have more than 4,000 customers globally. We maintain all our customers’ data in our data center.

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JK
Information Technology Security Specialist at a university

Scalability is a good feature of the WSUS server.

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JO
Computer network and Data Center administrator at a sports company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I cannot speak to the scalability. I have never tried to scale the solution.

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it_user1327200 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at SAMCO

I don't have any issues with scalability. We have about 150 users in the company and many outside. We currently have four people in the company who deal with the maintenance. 

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SB
Chief Operating Officer at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees

This is a very scalable product.

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DL
Consultant at Trigonova GmbH

I think most installation scenarios are brought in with the system for the customer, so the scalability is good enough. However, especially with the hypervisor, they could develop the products a little bit more.

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RS
IT Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees

The scalability of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services is good.

I am the only one that uses its solution in my company.

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JA
Systems Administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is quite scalable. You can integrate it with your organization. It can be scalable to what you have set it to be.

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