New in Windows Server Update Services
WSUS is the next version of Software Update Services (SUS). It builds on the features of SUS by providing the following:
- More updates for Microsoft products.
- Ability to automatically download updates from Microsoft Update by product and type.
- Additional language support for customers worldwide.
- Maximized bandwidth efficiency through Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.0. (BITS 2.0 is not installed by WSUS, and is available on Windows Update.)
- Ability to target updates to specific computers and computer groups.
- Ability to verify that updates are suitable for each computer before installation (this feature runs automatically for critical and security updates).
- Flexible deployment options.
- Reporting capabilities.
- Flexible database options.
- Data migration and import/export capabilities.
- Extensibility through the application programming interface (API).
Hinweis
For more information about WSUS features, see Features of Windows Server Update Services, later in this document.