PDQ.com (formerly Admin Arsenal) came into existence after the founders spent their professional lives supporting IBM Tivoli Framework and Microsoft SCCM for very large organizations (10,000+ systems).
After supporting the big boys for so many years, the founders decided to take a different road and they created a systems management solution for the SMB market. Previous attempts by larger companies to service small and medium sized companies had fallen flat and the founders felt that a solution could be realized by simplifying systems management into two separate core products; software deployment, and inventory collection & reporting.
Thus were born PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory. Simple products that install quickly, save IT admins a ton of time, and just work. PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory have quickly spread across the globe. Over 200,000 organizations have used the free versions, and over 18,000 of those have moved to the enterprise level.
PDQ.com is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
PDQ Deploy
Saves You Time
PDQ Deploy is a software deployment tool used to keep Windows PCs up-to-date without leaving your chair or bothering end users.
Silently deploy almost any Windows
patch or application (.exe, .msi) to multiple Windows PCs
simultaneously. Deployments can install, uninstall, execute scripts,
reboot, copy files, sleep, send messages, etc. Instructions and
files are sent to the target computer, executed, monitored, and
reported.
Set it ‘n Forget it
Never miss a critical patch again!
Common applications (including Windows Monthly rollups) can download
automatically and deploy on your schedule or even when offline
targets come online when integrated with
PDQ Inventory. Rest
assured your patch updates are going out even when you are not in
the office. Isn’t it time for that much-needed vacation?
Easily Execute Scripts
Run and deploy common scripts like ..vbs,
.reg, .bag, and .ps1. Execute from a file, or write them on the fly.
The possibilities are almost endless. PDQ also has many resources for
PowerShell, too. Start honing those scripting skills.
Ready-to-Deploy Applications
We maintain a library of over 175
ready-to-deploy
popular applications so you don’t have to. When a new version of
an application is released, PDQ updates and tests them and makes
them available as soon as possible. You’ll wonder how you ever lived
without it.
Email Notifications
Wouldn’t it be nice to glance at the
inbox on your phone and see that deployment or schedule was
successful? You won’t even have to put down that drink or game
controller. PDQ Deploy is the assistance you always wanted!
Multi-Admin Access With a Shared
Database
Share deployments, schedules, lists,
and even preferences between PDQ Deploy consoles by creating a
server/client relationship. Processes are initiated via either the
console or Command Line Interface (CLI) but use the Server’s
database. Why do all the work twice?
Use PDQ Deploy to install applications and patches to all the computers in your company.
Enterprise mode customers have access to pre-made packages ready to deploy.
PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory 19 PowerShell Scanner
PDQ.com is excited to announce the release of PDQ Deploy and PDQ
Inventory 19. What makes this release so exciting is the introduction of the new
PowerShell Scanner. Think of it as the ultimate scanner, the one scanner to rule
them all. The PowerShell scanner lets you access more data than ever before. If
you can script it, you can scan for it and bring the information into PDQ
Inventory. You can check out the details in our
release blog post.
New Features in
version 19
PDQ Inventory: Add
PowerShell Scanner
PDQ Deploy: Ability to
reorder packages for Deploy Once using the Select PDQ Deploy Packages
window.
New built-in Scan Profiles:
PS-Mapped Drives:
This is a built in scanner that retrieves the mapped drives of logged-on
users
PS-Windows Defender
Information:
This is a built in scanner that gathers basic Windows Defender Information
such as product version and signature version using the built-in cmdlet
'Get-MpComputerStatus' found in the defender module.
Take a look below at some
of the new features and additions! If you'd like to see version 19 in action,
watch the webcast or read more about
here.
PDQ Inventory Tracks It All
PDQ Inventory is a systems management tool that scans Windows computers to collect hardware, software, and Windows configuration data.
Out of the box, computers are automatically grouped based on
common data. View computers that have the same installed
applications, hardware, operating systems, and even Windows updates.
Additionally, create groups based on your own criteria.
Utilities
Easily launch remote desktop, remote command, reboot/shutdown,
WOL, event viewer, and
more. Incorporate and run your own scripts and favorite
utilities with ease.
Reports
Report on the exact data you need by using the built-in reports
or create your own. Reports are created using our filters or even
SQL. Run reports on any or all computers in the database then print,
export and even save and email on a regular schedule to all your
bosses.
Integration with PDQ Deploy
Easily identify which computers are out-of-date and use
PDQ Deploy to deploy
to those particular PCs. Automatically update PDQ Inventory directly
following the deployment. However, best of all is automatically
deploying when a computer goes from offline to online in PDQ
Inventory.
Insanely Detailed Data Tracking
The Collection Library makes it easy to see which computers have
out-of-date popular applications or run times. These groupings are
updated as new versions of these apps, updates, and runtimes are
released and serve as great templates for creating your own.
Find What You Want, When You Want
PDQ Inventory offers customization in what data is gathered and when.
Make sure the information most important to you is at hand at the time
it’s needed. Easily scan for:
Active Directory
Applications
Computer Details
Disks
Displays
Environment Variables
Files
Hardware Devices
Hot Fixes
Memory Modules
Network Adapters
Printers
Registry
Services
Shares
Users & Groups
Windows Features
Multi-Admin Access With a Shared Database
Share your reports and collections with other admins by creating a
server/client relationship. Maybe they’ll buy you a drink for all of the
work you saved them.
PDQ Inventory is a systems management tool for tracking and organizing hardware, software, and Windows configuration data.
How We License
Free Mode
All of our free mode software is 100% free to use in any setting. Commercial, government, educational, criminal (well, maybe not that last one).
You are free to share the software with friends and colleagues, as long as it’s not modified in any way (without our written permission).
Our licensing is simple
One license per admin.
Licensing is not based on managed computers, the number of PDQ consoles, where PDQ is installed, if you share credentials, or even if you only access through the command line (CLI); it is based solely on the number of living breathing admins actually using the software. If you have 3 admins, you will need 3 licenses (sorry, no sharing).
We are subscription based, so one license is good for a full year.
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