App Genie 1.0.0 Overview
Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 3:27 pm
This is a basic overview of the App Genie plugin Beta 1.0.0
What is App Genie?
App Genie is designed to make managing 3rd party updates to "Already Installed Software" literally brainless. The MSP just installs the plugin and selects a client console from the Automate Control center and enable the updates on workstations and/or servers. App Genie will look at the installed software lists of each agent and determine if it has a match that it can apply updates to. Then it goes out regularly to test and apply updates if needed.
That's it in a nutshell, the plugin handles the rest.
Nothing can be that simple right?
There is a lot taking place on the back end making the plugin fully automated. You do have some settings that you can add, modify or delete to fine tune App Genie if you need to. If our predefined list of application searches does not meet or exceed your needs then your able to modify or remove items from the search. You can add new items to the search and deactivate a search without deleting it. This makes App Genie very flexible with finding and updating installed applications.
Once the plugins is installed you will have two locations where you can view or modify the plugin. Under the View or Tools menus of either LabTech or Automate (depending on your usage). This is the main management window for the plugin.
The App Genie Search manager allows you to modify how App Genie sees installed software associations. Lets talk about associations for a moment, App Genie uses Chocolatey NuGet (Chocolatey.org) as its application management engine. This framework uses powershell to manage the install , updates and removals of thousands of software titles. Kind of like a librarian of software install and updates. App Genie leverages this framework to match installed applications with available packages on the Chocolatey repositories. The MSP does not need the MSP version from Chocolatey. The plugin has all it needs to do the job fully.
App Genie uses search terms to define a software and to associate it with the correct Chocolatey repo package. Once it finds matches then App Genie gets to work making sure that the Chocolatey framework exists and is functional on the agent and that the applications found are updated. Then App Genie repeats this on a regular basis to keep all agents software up to date.
In the App Genie Search manager you can select a search and on the right side of the search you will see what applications will be effected inside your environment and how many possible agents may be effected during an upgrade. this helps you better define your searches to include or exclude software titles and improve the deployment of updates to the end agents.
To have App Genie get started with a clients agents just open the client console and select from the check boxes which groups to start updating.
Allow App Genie a couple of days to get rolling with your updates. then forget about it! App Genie has your back.
This is a general overview of App Genie Beta 1.0.0, we expect to see new features , views, reports and options in the near future. Feel free to post things you would like to see in our forums!
Have a great day!
What is App Genie?
App Genie is designed to make managing 3rd party updates to "Already Installed Software" literally brainless. The MSP just installs the plugin and selects a client console from the Automate Control center and enable the updates on workstations and/or servers. App Genie will look at the installed software lists of each agent and determine if it has a match that it can apply updates to. Then it goes out regularly to test and apply updates if needed.
That's it in a nutshell, the plugin handles the rest.
Nothing can be that simple right?
There is a lot taking place on the back end making the plugin fully automated. You do have some settings that you can add, modify or delete to fine tune App Genie if you need to. If our predefined list of application searches does not meet or exceed your needs then your able to modify or remove items from the search. You can add new items to the search and deactivate a search without deleting it. This makes App Genie very flexible with finding and updating installed applications.
Once the plugins is installed you will have two locations where you can view or modify the plugin. Under the View or Tools menus of either LabTech or Automate (depending on your usage). This is the main management window for the plugin.
The App Genie Search manager allows you to modify how App Genie sees installed software associations. Lets talk about associations for a moment, App Genie uses Chocolatey NuGet (Chocolatey.org) as its application management engine. This framework uses powershell to manage the install , updates and removals of thousands of software titles. Kind of like a librarian of software install and updates. App Genie leverages this framework to match installed applications with available packages on the Chocolatey repositories. The MSP does not need the MSP version from Chocolatey. The plugin has all it needs to do the job fully.
App Genie uses search terms to define a software and to associate it with the correct Chocolatey repo package. Once it finds matches then App Genie gets to work making sure that the Chocolatey framework exists and is functional on the agent and that the applications found are updated. Then App Genie repeats this on a regular basis to keep all agents software up to date.
In the App Genie Search manager you can select a search and on the right side of the search you will see what applications will be effected inside your environment and how many possible agents may be effected during an upgrade. this helps you better define your searches to include or exclude software titles and improve the deployment of updates to the end agents.
To have App Genie get started with a clients agents just open the client console and select from the check boxes which groups to start updating.
Allow App Genie a couple of days to get rolling with your updates. then forget about it! App Genie has your back.
This is a general overview of App Genie Beta 1.0.0, we expect to see new features , views, reports and options in the near future. Feel free to post things you would like to see in our forums!
Have a great day!