Release Management
Having an agreed strategy of approaching system upgrades makes complete sense to the small business. By using your release plan as your strategic document, decisions about operating system upgrades can be planned alongside your budget to ensure funds are available at the right time.
Once a release (which is not limited to full upgrades) is agreed, various methods of deploying this into the live environment are available.
Overview of Release Management (Providing a summary of the basic principles)
Release policy (Defining what should be in your release policy)
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