How to Make Sure Updates and Patches Don’t Create More Problems

If you want your devices to keep running smoothly, including utility and security, you need to ensure they are updated. Updates sometimes cause problems beyond what they solve, however. What looks like a routine patch or update could impact your important applications, and if you’re not careful, you could potentially cause a downtime scenario simply by being proactive with your updates.

A Simple Update is Anything But

Your IT systems all work in tandem to support your business. This includes your operating systems and other software. These tools rely on database drivers, and so on. Naturally, when one big update is made to any one part of your infrastructure, it could have a far-reaching impact on your company’s technology systems. An update could very well create a new problem, even though it solves another.

Two steps forward, one step back, or even the opposite.

But you can’t skip updates outright; that would be counterproductive. Many updates resolve critical security flaws that your business requires in order to stay safe. How do you navigate these issues with patches and updates while ensuring security? That’s the tricky balance to maintain.

Managed Services Help You Navigate the Update Process

At least, it would be, if you weren’t working with a managed service provider that can handle all of your technology updates. Here’s an easy three-step process that we follow to ensure updates are safe for your business before they are applied.

Evaluation

Before any patches are applied, we’ll test them in isolation to make sure they don’t create trouble for your operations. When each patch is tested individually like this, you can catch potential problems and address them without any actual risk to your productivity.

Implementation

Once we’ve determined that a patch is safe to deploy, we’ll do so in a way that has minimal impact on your workplace’s operations. These scheduled windows for updates help to make sure the update occurs properly without affecting your team’s work.

Verification

Now that the patches have been deployed, it’s time to make sure everything works the way it should. If it doesn’t, we’ll revert to before the change and figure out the next course of action.

We’ll Provide Safe and Secure Patching Solutions for Your Business

If your business is ready for patching that won’t tank your business’ productivity, look no further. Preferred is the best in the business, and we can ensure your company receives the updates it needs without sacrificing operational efficiency.

Learn more today by giving us a call at 708-781-7110.