Controlling the patching chaos
Patching is a curse word to many, a comfort to some, and necessary to all. There is certainly a rational fear regarding patching on when to patch, how to patch, and what to patch. The who, what, where, when, and how words apply here too. These concerns are legitimate; I mean who wants to patch? It can be messy, and it’s time-consuming. We may not be able to mitigate the concerns, but we can shorten the time taken to automate. This is one aspect where automation helps to speed up operations, and it eases the frustration of having to patch multiple environments.
A common automation question is, "What can we do to minimize what we can, and what do we have to do manually?" The concept that we’ll be able to create a playbook for anything and automate everything is simply not realistic. Firstly, there are some things we wouldn’t want to automate, and that depends on who you work for, or your organization’s policies and...
