MicrosoftLior_Bela thank you so much for this write up.
It's now backlinked in your original article.
Since this a new technology there's still a lot to learn and questions.
1. How will rings work with monthly CUs? See original post / comments
2. How do you determine wether a device is still supported by the OEM. Are we talking about support in General or active support contracts, like Dell Pro Support or HP Service Pack?
3. WSUS / WU / WuFB has the feature of delivery of other MS products, such as SQL Server CU which could reside on clients typically as SQL Express and often overlooked in servicing.
But also other products like C++ runtimes, Visual Studio (Code) - where rings would make sense, Edge etc.
From the original idea "get more with less" I hope Autopatch will be complete, can we expect this from the start or on roadmap?
3. It would be a cool idea to connect Autopatch with the Intune Applications or Microsoft Store, and necessarily with Defender Security Dashboard to let admins apply CVE faster for installed applications.
This would be a rich feature that's competitive with other products like Patch my PC or or other solutions.
4. Windows Server should be on the roadmap. I cannot repeat enough Microsoft should not forget about SMB customers. They are the one that would leverage this Service first as they don't have the staff for getting things patched in a timely manner. This is same way a huge operational but also global risk as they could provide as part of a bot net.
There is no Client and Server team in SMB or even smaller.
It's one Team shuffling their daily stuff. I've been on different roles on that side for 20 years, now on the consulting side.
This is really important to understand their pressure and how Autopatch can really provide peace of mind.
Open for comments.
