Running Google Chrome updates from a centralized location

Solution 1:

Take a look here: http://support.google.com/installer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=146164

That gives you information on configuring GPOs to disable the built-in auto-updating feature of Chrome, etc.

Then take a look here: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/chromebrowser.html

That is the "Chrome for Business" page. There is a link on that page to an MSI installer for Chrome. We enterprise administrators and wielders of GPOs love MSI installers, as they can be pushed out at will and controlled from a centralized location.

Solution 2:

EminentWare / SolarWinds patch manager is a great method for centrally managing and deploying third party updates. It injects updates and full installs into the wsus scheme. It includes Chrome update, among others.

http://www.eminentware.com/index.html