Analytics based patch management and distribution

A computer program product for determining a time to deploy and install patches, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive a request to deploy a patch by a target deployment time and install the patch by a target installation time, for at least one computing device of a plurality of computing devices on a network;
• program instructions to determine a time frame to deploy the patch for the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices based on the target deployment time and availability of bandwidth on the network;
• program instructions to determine a time to install the patch on the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices based on the target installation time and usage of the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
• program instructions to cause the patch to be deployed to the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices within the determined time frame to deploy the patch;
• and
• program instructions to send an instruction to install the patch at the determined time to install the patch to the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices.

A computer system for allocating for determining a time to deploy and install patches, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive a request to deploy a patch by a target deployment time and install the patch by a target installation time, for at least one computing device of a plurality of computing devices on a network;
• program instructions to determine a time frame to deploy the patch for the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices based on the target deployment time and availability of bandwidth on the network;
• program instructions to determine a time to install the patch on the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices based on the target installation time and usage of the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices;
• program instructions to cause the patch to be deployed to the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices within the determined time frame to deploy the patch;
• and
• program instructions to send an instruction to install the patch at the determined time to install the patch to the at least one computing device of the plurality of computing devices.