SnaPatch

In spite of the fact the Microsoft's SCCM is a great tool for deploying updates and patches in Windows environments, a common problem is that you need to test these updates before unfolding them to the computer fleet. Even if you have a dedicated test IDE for this purpose, this is not a 100% guarantee that the deployment will go smooth on the actual virtual machine.

SnaPatch is a professional tool designed to help you integrate with the Microsoft SCCM environment and create a snapshot of the virtual machine before the deployment of the patches. The snapshot can be created manually, but you can also schedule this operation, a feature that can be particularly useful in the development field. While it is true that this can be done manually as well, it usually means that you need to have time and dedicated resources to test it, preferably during the night so that it does not interfere with your work.

In addition to SCCM, the program can also connect and interact with VMware's ESX and Microsoft HyperV. Considering that you can now bridge all the aforementioned platforms together, it means that you can also remove the common risk associated with updating and patching servers. In case something were to go bad, then you have the backup readily available and hence. You can rollback the patch or update conveniently.