Off-peak patching for enterprise stability

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing a series of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to:
• apply a patch code set to a server farm,
• analyze a request-per-second history for the server farm to identify an off-peak usage time range for the sever farm describing when the server farm has an activity level below an activity threshold;
• wherein:
• the patch code set is applied at an off-peak usage aggressiveness level when the server farm is operating within the off-peak usage time range, the off-peak usage aggressiveness level indicating an off-peak upper bound percentage of servers in the server farm receiving the patch code set when within the off-peak usage time range, and
• the patch code set is applied at a peak usage aggressiveness level when the server farm is operating outside the off-peak usage time range, the peak usage aggressiveness level indicating a peak upper bound percentage of servers in the server farm receiving the patch code set when outside the off-peak usage time range.

A method, comprising:

• identifying an off-peak usage time range for a server farm having a plurality of servers, the off-peak usage time range describing when the server farm has an activity level below an activity threshold;
• applying a patch code set to one of the plurality of servers in the server farm;
• wherein:
• the patch code set is applied at an off-peak usage aggressiveness level when the server farm is operating within the off-peak usage time range, the off-peak usage aggressiveness level indicating of an off-peak upper bound percentage of servers in the servers farm receiving the patch code set when within the off-peak usage time range, and
• the patch code set is applied at a peak usage aggressiveness level when the server farm is operating outside the off-peak usage time range, the peak usage aggressiveness level indicating a peak upper bound percentage of servers in the server farm receiving the patch code when outside the off-peak usage time range.