Jarvis Holbrook Some security vulnerabilities can be quite serious, but updates may also cause compatibility issues. Do you usually patch right away or wait and see how others handle it first?
Jarvis Holbrook I usually wait a week or two before applying patches. That way I can see if other admins report issues. Stability is more important in production than being the first to update.
Graham Ellington For critical security vulnerabilities, I patch immediately. Downtime caused by an attack would be worse than potential compatibility problems. I test in a staging environment first whenever possible.
Harvey We take a security-first approach. For critical systems, we apply patches as soon as they’re released. Even if compatibility testing is needed, we push it through quickly — the cost of an exploited vulnerability is far greater.
