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Solaris Patch Management: Recommended Strategies

Overview This white paper addresses the strategies for Solaris Patch Management and covers the topics like patch definition and patch types, patch delivery mechanisms, benefits of performing patch management, risks from not performing patch management, patch management tools, delivery of the most recently released patches and Sun's recommended strategy for patch management. Patch management is a process in which IT professionals manage their systems so that the most appropriate software available is installed. These patches fix known problems involving software functionality, performance, reliability, data integrity or security.

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Publisher	Sun Microsystems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2007
Format	White Papers
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