System, Method, and Computer Program Product For Managing Software Updates

A system for managing software updates to a plurality of computer system assets, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory accessible by the processor and storing computer-readable instructions, the processor performing the following actions by executing the instructions:
• identifying a software update applied to a subset of the assets;
• retrieving a first status of a first one of the assets from a time period before the software update was applied to the first asset;
• retrieving a second status of the first asset from a time period after the software update was applied to the first asset;
• determining an effectiveness of the software update for the first asset based on a status change from the first status to the second status;
• and
• generating a Graphical User Interface displaying an identification of the software update, and identification of the first asset, and a recommendation as to whether the software update should be approved or rolled back based on the effectiveness.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic for managing software updates in a computer system, the computer system in communication with a software update management tool, the computer program product comprising:

• code to access a system log having status information for a plurality of assets of the computer system;
• code to retrieve from the system log a first status of a first one of the assets from before a software update was applied to the first asset;
• code to retrieve from the system log a second status of the first asset after the software update was applied to the first asset;
• code to compare the first status and the second status to determine a change in the first asset attributable to the software update;
• and
• code to render a Graphical User Interface (GUI) having visual depictions of an identifier of the asset, an identifier of the software update, and information indicating the change in the first asset attributable to the software update.