Software management in the windows environment (servers/workstations)

[Guest cf090]

I need some form of audit checklist for general accepted best practices around software management and licensing in the windows environment. Everywhere else I have asked they just say “download this tool”. But I more over want a set of controls around software licensing and management for windows workstations and servers. So much so that we can use this checklist or best practice document as a “baseline” to check how our 3rd party IT provider manage software on servers/workstations.

It sounds like exactly the kind of thing Microsoft would have a best practice document with 10 key controls for – but I just can’t find it. The solution may well be a tool but we need some sort of recognised best practice for desktop software/server software in the MS environment on which to check them against to see how they do things. No just “have you got this tool yes/no”.

Or a list of things you must do for good software management/licensing – are they doing them.

Your help most welcome.

 

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