Microsoft’s latest move to automate and AI‑assist Windows Server 2025 upgrades promises to cut the friction and risk that have long dogged enterprise patch cycles, but the effort is also a reminder that automation without clear metadata and robust controls can make things worse as quickly as it...
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For decades, IT administrators and security teams have struggled with the trade-off between consuming security updates promptly and minimizing user disruption—especially the dreaded system reboot. This delicate balance has reached a new milestone: Microsoft’s first security “hotpatch” for...
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