Providing a software update to computing devices on the same network

A system for providing a software update within a network comprising plural computing devices, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a subset of the plural computing devices for installation of the software update;
• providing the software update to the computing devices within the subset for installation;
• obtaining, after providing the software update, a software version or a connectivity status for at least one of the computing devices within the subset;
• determining, based on the obtained software version or connectivity status, whether the software update is valid;
• and
• refraining, in a case where it is determined that the software update is invalid, from providing the software update to the remaining computing devices of the plural computing devices.

A computer-implemented method of performing a software update within a network comprising plural computing devices, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a first computing device of the plural computing devices, an indication that the software update is available and that the first computing device is elected to initially receive the software update;
• sending, in response to the received indication, a request for the software update to a server;
• receiving, in response to the sent request, the software update from the server;
• loading the received software update;
• providing, based on the loading of the software update, a software version or a connectivity status to a second computing device of the plural computing devices, wherein the second computing device is not elected to initially receive the software update;
• receiving, in response to the provided software version or connectivity status, a request for the software update from the second computing device;
• and
• sending, in response to the received request, the software update to the second computing device.

A system for performing a software update within a network comprising plural computing devices, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by a first computing device of the plural computing devices, an indication that the software update is available;
• sending, in response to the received indication, a request for the software update to a server;
• receiving, in response to the sent request, the software update from the server;
• loading the received software update;
• providing, based on the loading of the software update, a software version or a connectivity status to a second computing device of the plural computing devices;
• receiving, in response to the provided software version or connectivity status, a request for the software update from the second computing device;
• and
• sending, in response to the received request, the software update to the second computing device,
• wherein the first computing device is within a subset of computing devices elected to initially receive the software update, and wherein the second computing device is within a group of computing devices not elected to initially receive the software update.