Understanding the Development of Windows Server Update Services
The Windows Update website and the associated client provided for the needs of most home users and some small offices. However, large organizations, concerned about the bandwidth effects of hundreds of machines downloading large numbers of updates over the Internet, often disabled this service or discouraged its use. These organizations often had a serious need for Windows Update’s capabilities. This fact led to the development of Software Update Services (SUS), which was later improved into the new product, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
WSUS started as a free download from Microsoft that effectively gives organizations their own, independent version of the Windows Update ...
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