Introducing Windows Autopatch
Level: Introductory Intermediate

Windows is progressively moving toward a patching strategy with more and more automation, freeing administrators from micro-managing patch releases. We will first look at the evolution of Windows patching to understand why there's room for improvement and how Autopatch addresses this.
This session will then introduce Autopatch concepts and how to onboard your tenant into Autopatch. We will talk about the various issues that come up while patching and show how Autopatch optimizes your workflow to
You will learn:

• See how Microsoft envisions patching for modern environments
• Understand the process of implementing Autopatch
• Review the different reporting options

SPEAKER BIO
Kevin Kaminski is an authority in Microsoft enterprise solutions with over 25 years of experience in device management and data center architecture. In that time, Kevin has provided leadership, technical expertise, and training to organizations large and small, which has contributed to his passion for delivering solutions-based approaches to modern IT challenges.

Working with some of Canada's most prominent organizations at that time, Kevin's knowledge and mastery have been acknowledged by Microsoft as he is currently a Microsoft MVP for Windows and Devices and has been a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) for the past fifteen years.

Created as the Vancouver NT Users Group in 1996, the group changed it's name to the Vancouver Technology User Group in 2002. Since VANTUG's inception, the interest from the membership has been centered around learning both about the newer technologies as well as to seek out other members that may have knowledge to share. Many members have developer, IT Pro, database or Office certifications providing access to a wide range of personal networking opportunities. The group focuses primarily on those topics and technologies that are of interest to IT pros. The hunger for information and knowledge sharing will always be there and VANTUG has played, and will continue to play, an important role in facilitating this.