eBook:
5 Steps to Maintain a Secure and Predictable Application Update Posture
A practical framework for reducing version drift, eliminating manual updates, and strengthening ongoing application governance
Introduction to the eBook
For most IT organisations, application deployment is no longer the hard part.
Keeping applications continuously updated is.
Modern IT teams must maintain hundreds of applications across distributed endpoints — while update cycles accelerate and new vulnerabilities emerge. Manual updates, scripts, and fragmented workflows quickly lead to version drift, growing exposure, and rising operational effort.
This eBook introduces a practical 5-step framework for maintaining a secure, predictable application update posture — helping IT teams reduce drift, automate updates, and strengthen governance without constant firefighting.
What You Will Learn
- Reduce version drift across the application estate
- Automate application updates without scripts or manual effort
- Maintain continuous visibility into application versions
- Strengthen governance and audit readiness
About the Author
Rikke Borup
CMO, CapaSystems
Rikke is Chief Marketing Officer at CapaSystems, where she has led marketing and communications since 2009. With more than 17 years of experience in the IT sector, including cybersecurity, endpoint management software, and IT services, she brings long-standing, practical insight into the challenges facing modern enterprise IT environments.
Trained as a journalist, Rikke specialises in translating complex technical concepts into clear, easy-to-understand communications for IT decision-makers.
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Have More Questions?
A broad, actively maintained enterprise catalog (browsers, runtimes, productivity, security, utilities). Business apps can be onboarded with no-code packaging.
Yes—use test/production stages, Entra ID groups and scheduled workflows, and a globally distributed edge architecture to ensure fast and reliable content delivery.
Automatic and flexible detection. Compliant endpoints are skipped; non-compliant endpoints are remediated.
Automatic retries with backoff, detailed logs in dashboards, and option to uninstall versions if needed
Yes—use essential PowerBricks for common tasks. If needed, add your own PowerShell snippets for advanced scenarios.
Keep Intune for enrollment, security and policy. Target Entra ID groups, reuse existing group structure, and publish alongside existing applications.
Real-time posture by app/endpoint, and exportable CSV evidence for audits.
Typically same day: install the lightweight agent, sync inventory, set baselines, run a test, and then promote.