Implementing Uninterrupted Patch Management using Qualys' Recent Features
In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring data integrity and system stability during patching processes is of utmost importance. This is especially true in critical industries like banking and healthcare, where downtime can have significant consequences. That's where Qualys Patch Management comes in, offering a solution that addresses these concerns.
Qualys Patch Management's latest advancements, Intelligent Job Chaining and Pre-condition Checks, are revolutionising the way businesses approach patching. These features enable organisations to automate patching sequences, streamline workflows, and reduce manual effort, all while ensuring consistency and data integrity.
Pre-condition Checks are a game-changer. They validate system readiness before deployment, ensuring updates apply smoothly without unexpected issues. This proactive approach helps prevent disruptions, enhances overall system reliability, and reduces the need for manual interventions and potential rework due to failed patching.
In the banking industry, patching during the recovery mode of application servers can disrupt recovery processes and compromise data integrity. Pre-condition checks can help avoid such issues by ensuring patches are applied only when the systems are stable and patchable. One large bank estimates saving $15,000-$20,000 per incident by avoiding unplanned downtime of transaction nodes during business recovery.
Similarly, in the healthcare industry, patching during EMR systems' backup windows can interfere with data integrity and system performance. Pre-condition checks can prevent such disruptions, ensuring that patches are applied only when systems are ready.
The Chaining of Jobs capability in Qualys Patch Management takes this a step further. A job can now execute only if the conditional check on the post actions of a previous job is met. This feature allows for the creation of complex patch pipelines with built-in checkpoints, ensuring a smooth and efficient patching process.
Moreover, the latest version of Qualys Patch Management is integrated within Qualys TruRisk™ Eliminate. This integration supports automatic patching and mitigation for vulnerabilities, including the recent WinRAR CVE-2025-8088. This functionality and these updates were highlighted in September 2025, with active features described as of early September 2025.
In summary, Qualys Patch Management is a powerful tool that helps businesses automate patching responsibly across every OS and stack, ensuring services are updated and available. With features like Intelligent Job Chaining and Pre-condition Checks, it offers a proactive approach to patching, maintaining data integrity during critical operations, and aligning patching activities with organisational policies and regulatory requirements.
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