May 2008
Intermediate to advanced
40 pages
1h 28m
English
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Scheduled Maintenance
Scheduled maintenance windows are defined as the period of time during which administrators will deploy changes that may affect the customer-facing services in the production environment.
Importance Rating. Does the organization need to manage its own maintenance windows? Record the importance of this criterion in the table below.
Solutions Rating. The list below compares the specific functionalities of each solution:
Standard and Dedicated offerings. Changes occur during windows approximately every other weekend and at least twice per month, generally on Saturdays between 4–8 P.M. Pacific Time (UTC-8).
On-premises solution. Businesses can set standard maintenance windows that work well within the business.
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