This question seems to be coming up quite a bit: What are the differences for Patching between WSUS 3.0 and ConfigMgr?
Jeff Gilbert posted this to the SMS email discussion list a few minutes ago…
|
Function |
WSUS 3.0 |
ConfigMgr |
|
Microsoft Update Source |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hierarchical architecture |
Yes |
Yes |
|
BITS download |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Scheduled install |
Yes |
Yes |
|
MMC 3.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3rd party updates |
No |
Yes |
|
Deployment templates |
No |
Yes |
|
Update lists |
No |
Yes |
|
Maintenance window |
No |
Yes |
|
Wake On Lan |
No |
Yes |
|
Reports |
Few (7) |
Many (34) |
|
Troubleshooting reports |
No |
Yes |
|
Desired Configuration Integration |
No |
Yes |
|
NAP Integration |
No |
Yes |
And there are some additional advantages: If you have ConfigMgr, virtually all of your distribution mechanism could be unified (OS. Apllications, Updates, Drivers etc. etc.) so, you have to maintain ONE consistent architecture.