Comment: IT staff go through bad patches
If patches are applied quickly and cause problems, the IT department will be blamed. But it will also be blamed for delays if it takes time to test patches. Mark Street offers a solution
Imagine that you have become the proud owner of a brand new, very expensive, top-of-the-range company car. After the first few days of driving, the manufacturer tells you that because of a production fault...
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