Public preview: Update management center in Azure

Update management center, the next iteration of Azure Automation Update Management solution, is now in public preview. It provides an out-of-the-box, easy-to-use experience for central management and governance of OS updates across all the machines, including:

• Machines with Windows and Linux Operating systems.

• Machines deployed on Azure, and on-premises or on other cloud platforms via Azure Arc.

You get the following key upgrades over Azure Automation update management solution:

• Management and governance of updates for entire fleet of machines including Windows & Linux, Azure & Arc workloads.

• No pre-requisites, zero onboarding steps.

• Granular access control on each machine using Azure roles and identity.

• Install updates right away or schedule them for a later date.

• Flexibility to define scheduling windows including syncing patch cycles with patch Tuesdays (unofficial term for Microsoft’s scheduled security fix release on every second Tuesday).

• New ways of patching such as automatic VM guest patching in Azure, hotpatch, or custom maintenance schedules

• Policy driven enforcement of assessment and patching at scale.

Learn more:

• Try the service

• Read about the product

• Refer to public documentation

• Learn more on this blog post

• Follow us on Twitter (@AzureUpdateMgmt) to interact and get updates.