Endpoint Software
Management
Automate third-party software deployment, patching, and lifecycle management across every endpoint—Windows, macOS, and Linux.
ZioSet ESM keeps third-party applications standardized, current, and compliant across all major OSs – without endless packaging scripts or manual rollouts.
What is Endpoint Software Management?
One control plane for every third‑party application.
Endpoint Software Management (ESM) in ZioSet keeps every approved application installed, updated, and compliant—without endless packaging scripts or manual deployments. It unifies software distribution, third‑party patching, and app lifecycle controls under a single policy‑driven platform.
From finance and healthcare to distributed retail and manufacturing, ESM makes sure your endpoints are always running the right versions of the right apps, aligned to both IT operations and security requirements.
Automated software deployment
Standardize how third‑party applications are packaged and delivered to endpoints with reusable templates and zero‑touch installs.
Security‑driven patching
Align updates with risk by prioritizing critical vulnerabilities (CVEs), enforcing patch baselines, and closing exposure windows faster.
Lifecycle control
Manage the full lifecycle of every app—from first install to update, rollback, and clean uninstall—across all locations.
Compliance & visibility
See which devices and users are compliant, which apps are outdated, and where patch coverage is slipping before it becomes an incident.
The real‑world problems of unmanaged software.
Without a dedicated endpoint software management layer, third‑party apps become an invisible attack surface. ZioSet ESM closes those gaps by turning scripts and spreadsheets into a governed process.
Unpatched third‑party apps
Browsers, PDF tools, conferencing apps and other third‑party software are prime targets but often miss critical patches for weeks or months.
Slow, manual packaging & rollout
IT teams spend hours scripting installs and updates for each app, coordinating maintenance windows and chasing devices that missed deployments.
Hidden cost of unmanaged apps
Duplicate tools, shadow IT and broken updates all add up—driving support tickets, rework and unplanned software spend.
Spreadsheet‑driven reporting
Patch status and software versions live in spreadsheets or point tools, making audits slow, reactive and error‑prone.
Expanding attack surface
Every outdated app is a potential exploit path. Without centralized ESM, security teams can’t see or close those gaps quickly.
Inconsistent patch processes
Different regions, OSs and tools mean different ways of deploying software—creating policy drift and blind spots.
ESM capabilities, out of the box.
Policy‑driven software deployment
Standardize how apps are delivered with reusable deployment templates, pre‑checks and post‑install actions for every OS and location.
- Silent, zero‑touch installs for approved apps
- Pre‑deployment checks for disk space and prerequisites
- Support for remote and disconnected endpoints
Automated third‑party patching
Monitor vendors, auto‑publish updates and schedule rollouts so endpoints never drift far from current versions.
- Continuous discovery of new app releases
- Rules for critical vs optional updates
- Maintenance windows and throttled rollouts
Update rings and safe rollout
Use pilot, early adopter and broad rings to test new versions before global deployment.
- Define multiple rings by device, group or location
- Gradual rollout with health and failure thresholds
- Automatic promotion once pilots succeed
Install, uninstall & rollback
Handle the full lifecycle of each app, including uninstalls and fallbacks when a version misbehaves.
- Remote, scripted uninstall and cleanup
- Version history and controlled rollback paths
- Optional user notifications and deferrals
Compliance & vulnerability focus
Tie patching to risk with views by CVE, severity and regulatory readiness.
- Compliance dashboards by team, region and app
- Policy baselines with drift detection
- Evidence for audits and security reviews
Reporting & insights
See what’s installed where, which updates landed and where you still have risk.
- Out‑of‑date and missing‑patch reports
- Patch success and failure trends over time
- Exportable data for SIEM and analytics tools
See patch health at a glance.
Track coverage by ring, watch compliance move in real time and prove the impact of ESM on incidents and risk.
Coverage by deployment ring
Compliance trend by month
Security incidents linked to third‑party apps
Incidents decrease as ESM coverage increases, tying patch automation directly to risk reduction.
Patch automation that mirrors how you work.
Turn third‑party patching into a safe, repeatable pipeline.
ZioSet ESM takes the best practices from tools like Endpoint Central and Patch My PC—staged testing, catalog‑driven updates, and rollback—and bakes them into a single, policy‑driven workflow you control.
Detect & assess
Continuously scan endpoints to discover installed apps and match them against the latest vendor versions and patch advisories.
Test safely in rings
Route new versions through pilot and early‑adopter rings, validating compatibility before you touch critical production endpoints.
Roll out automatically
Promote patches from ring to ring with policies for scheduling, user notifications, and maintenance windows that protect productivity.
Rollback when needed
If an update misbehaves, roll back to a known‑good version and flag the version as blocked—without hunting for old installers.
Business impact of ZioSet ESM.
Endpoint Software Management is a security, compliance and productivity multiplier across your organization.
Automate packaging and deployment so engineers spend more time on strategic work.
Keep third‑party apps current across all endpoints so known vulnerabilities don’t sit unpatched.
Fewer security events, broken apps and “please install X” tickets translate into real savings.
Centralized reports and history so you can prove coverage, exceptions and remediation.
How teams use ZioSet ESM.
From security‑driven patching to day‑to‑day software operations, ESM underpins how IT and security teams manage their application estate.
Global third‑party patch management
Keep browsers, collaboration tools and critical desktop apps current across thousands of endpoints—on‑prem, remote and hybrid.
Zero‑touch onboarding for new apps
Roll out new software to specific departments or locations with policy‑driven deployments and self‑service access.
De‑provisioning and clean‑up at offboarding
Automatically uninstall or revoke access to apps when employees leave or change roles, closing access gaps and reclaiming licenses.
Regulated industries and audit‑ready patching
Meet regulatory expectations for timely patching with clear proof of coverage, exceptions and remediation plans.
Cross‑OS patch and software management
Unified control for third‑party apps and patching across Windows, macOS, and Linux—one policy engine, one compliance view, regardless of OS.
Self‑service software catalog & requests
Let users request or install approved apps from a curated catalog—reduce "can you install this?" tickets and keep installs governed and auditable.
How ZioSet ESM runs your software pipeline.
Discover & catalogue apps
Agents scan endpoints to inventory installed software, versions and patch levels, mapping them to a normalized catalog.
- Agent‑based discovery
- Title normalization
- Catalog alignment
Define policies & rings
Specify which apps are approved, how quickly they should be patched and which rings they flow through.
- Approval workflows
- Pilot / broad rings
- Maintenance windows
Orchestrate deployment
ZioSet ESM packages, tests and deploys apps according to your policies—handling retries, notifications and rollbacks.
- Zero‑touch deployment
- Safe rollouts
- Rollback controls
Measure & improve
Dashboards and reports show coverage, failures and risk hotspots so you can tune policies and close gaps.
- Coverage reports
- Failure analytics
- Risk‑based views
Ready to put ESM on autopilot?
Standardize how you deploy, patch and retire every third‑party app, with a pipeline you can explain to both security and operations.
Seamless Integrations
Connect Zioset with your existing tools and workflows across your entire tech stack.
ServiceNow
Jira
SAP
Salesforce
Microsoft 365
AWS
Azure
Google Workspace
Slack
Okta
Confluence
GitHub
Need a Custom Integration?
We support custom integrations via REST API and webhooks.
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