How valuable is it if a sys admin is able to automate patching in order to move from a quarterly patch cadence to a monthly patch cadence?
Highly Valuable47%
Moderately Valuable52%
Not valuable at all
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Highly Valuable47%
Moderately Valuable52%
Not valuable at all
Yes, this would alleviate pressure on the team40%
Somewhat, AI agents could play a role but humans need to be involved56%
No, this would be too risky4%
PROSCI9%
ITIL54%
NIST RISK Management31%
COBIT27%
PRINCE222%
Project Management Institute (PMI)17%
Agile35%
SecDevOps12%
CMMI3%
International Standards Organization (ISO)5%
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Patching should be a very high priority.