In March 2006, Computerworld invited IT influencers to participate in a survey on server patching. The goal of the survey was to better understand the issues managers face related to patching, such as costs, slow deployment and downtime. The survey was commissioned by Blue Lane Technologies Inc. , but data was gathered and tabulated independently by Computerworld Research. The following report represents top-line results of that survey and is meant to serve as a brief benchmarking tool for IT managers seeking information about how their peers are addressing patching challenges.

Reprinted with Permission from Gregory Ness Vice President of Blue Lane Technologies