Secure and Controlled Operation of Legacy Systems
in Production

With ondeso SR, you can manage legacy industrial PCs throughout their entire lifecycle. You maintain visibility over OT assets, apply hardening measures, close interfaces such as USB or RDP, and control software and patch levels in a targeted way. This increases the security of your production environment, even when systems are no longer officially supported.

Software End of Life Management

Long Machine Service Life = Challenges for Industrial PCs

A machine service life of 20 years or more is not uncommon. But what happens to the industrial PCs installed within the machine? Are you faced with the challenge of managing outdated software? Our ondeso SR tool supports you with software end of life management in production.

 

How to Stay in Control of your End of Life OT Clients:

  • Inventory and group OT clients
  • Install security patches (as long as available in the Microsoft ESU program)
  • Close USB and RDP interfaces
  • Capture installed software
  • Distribute third-party software, e.g. whitelisting tools
  • Implement hardening measures, e.g. adjust configurations, uninstall software or deactivate services

 

You can make statements about the status of the OT clients at any time and are able to analyse the utilization rate.

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Software End of Life Management with ondeso SR

  • Manage operating systems from MS Windows XP SP3 onwards
  • Low system requirements, without additional frameworks or DLL registrations
  • User management, also possible without Active Directory connection
  • Update management, e.g. for replacement devices that are no longer supported by WSUS

End Of Life Software – What you Need to Consider

The management of end-of-life systems should be an important part of your OT security strategy. In this article, you will learn what happens after an operating system is discontinued and what challenges arise in production environments due to end of life software. Of course, we will also give you some tips on how to solve them.

Underestimated Risk: Management of End-of-Life Systems in Production Environments

Success Story: Central User Management on End-of-Life OT Clients

The centralised management of local user accounts and their passwords on old devices in production presented an automotive group with a challenge. With ondeso SR, an effective solution was found.

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Software & Update Distribution with ondeso SR

Not only end-of-life OT clients can be managed with ondeso SR. In this video, we show you how you can regularly patch OT clients and reliably distribute software.

Why ondeso SR Is the Right Choice

 

  • Specifically designed for industrial infrastructures
  • In use on more than 200,000 industrial PCs since 2010
  • 100 % made in Germany

 

Contact us so we can find out together whether our software is the right tool for your needs.

 


 

Your Next Steps if You’re Interested in ondeso SR

Book a Demo

We show you ondeso SR live and give you a comprehensive overview of the features, tailored to your use cases and specific requirements, so you can see it in action.
Request a demo.

Start a Proof of Concept

In the PoC, you test ondeso SR together with us in your real OT environment. You will directly experience how inventory, patch management, backup and automation can be implemented in your operations.

Full Control in a Short Time

After the PoC, training and rollout begin. If the prerequisites are in place, installation can be completed within a few hours, after which your OT systems can be managed reliably.

Experience the Benefits Yourself

I am here to assist you.

Christoph Ackermann
Head of Professional Services
Phone: +49 175 3334006

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