Beyond WSUS Deprecation: The Broader Shift in IT Infrastructure Management
By
Shannon
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
The article discusses Microsoft's deprecation of WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) and argues that the real story isn't about WSUS itself, but about the broader shift in IT infrastructure management. It explores how customers are moving from on-premises patching solutions to cloud-based update management, and how this reflects a larger transformation in how organizations think about IT operations, including the growing relevance of Linux in traditionally Windows-centric environments.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledYou'd be surprised by the kinds of questions I get from customers these days.
On the surface, those sound like completely different conversations, but they almost always end up in exactly the same place.
A customer starts by asking about Windows patching.
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