RE: [RRG] What does incremental deployment mean

[Randall Atkinson <rja@extremenetworks.com>]

Earlier, Dino wrote:
% Even if everyone had Windows Update enabled, it would take too long to
% get every system upgraded.

I am told the majority of Windows systems are updated each month,
and that within 3 months the overwhelming majority of Windows systems
have been updated.

Three months clearly is not "too long", and that seems to be the time
frame -- according to folks I've talked with at Microsoft.  Perhaps someone
at Microsoft can provide specific numbers to clarify.

% The most popular network-based application is your favorite browser.
% How many of them are not on the latest rev?

Upgrading a stack and upgrading a particular application are not similar.
For security reasons, most Windows users do have Windows Update
enabled these days.  That might not have been true 8-10 years ago,
I don't know, but it is reportedly true today.

Similarly, MacOS X users overwhelmingly apply patches/upgrades within
a week or so of their becoming available.

% Upgrading roughly 2 to 4 CE routers at every site on the Internet will
% happen in far less time than changing every host.

I know of a number of sites still with AGS+ and even CGS boxes deployed,
so it is not at all clear that claim is true.

However, regardless of what one thinks, this thread isn't going to converge
this RG membership anytime soon on this topic.  Probably best for everyone
to move along...

Ran


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