Cloud-based dynamic plugin distribution

A method comprising:

• an information handling system providing an administrator with access to a patch management system via a patch service portal;
• the information handling system receiving information from a target datacenter regarding a particular item of software executing at the target datacenter;
• based on the received information, the information handling system determining that an upgrade from an existing version to a new version of the particular item of software is available;
• and
• the information handling system deploying the upgrade from the patch management system to a selected subset of information handling systems within the target datacenter, such that the selected subset is upgraded to the new version, and such that a non-selected subset of the information handling systems within the target datacenter continues executing the existing version.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by an information handling system for:

• providing an administrator with access to a patch management system via a patch service portal;
• receiving information from a target datacenter regarding a particular item of software executing at the target datacenter;
• based on the received information, determining that an upgrade from an existing version to a new version of the particular item of software is available;
• and
• deploying the upgrade from the patch management system to a selected subset of information handling systems within the target datacenter, such that the selected subset is upgraded to the new version, and such that a non-selected subset of the information handling systems within the target datacenter continues executing the existing version.