A company is opening several remote offices and would like to have the capability for its systems administrator to automate patch management and software deployment. Which of the following would…

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) provides remote graphical desktop access, suitable for manual troubleshooting but lacking inherent automated patch management or software deployment capabilities.

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools are comprehensive platforms that enable system administrators to remotely monitor, manage, and troubleshoot numerous endpoints. They offer capabilities for automating tasks such as patch management and software deployment across multiple remote offices, directly addressing the company's requirements.

MSRA (Microsoft Remote Assistance) is a feature for one-on-one temporary remote control for support, not for large-scale automated management.

SSH (Secure Shell) offers secure remote command-line access, useful for scripting and manual tasks, but it is not a complete solution for automated patch management and software deployment across many client machines.