Microsoft’s Hotpatch Headache: Pay to Avoid Downtime or Stick to Reboots?
Microsoft’s preview of hotpatching for on-prem Windows Server 2025 will become a $1.50/core/month subscription service in July. Say goodbye to weekend server babysitting and hello to family time! But remember, disenroll by June 30th if you don’t want to be automatically enrolled. Will you pay for non-disruptive patches?
Hot Take:
Microsoft has finally found a way to help sysadmins achieve work-life balance: by charging them extra for the privilege! Hotpatching might just be the best thing since sliced bread—or at least since the invention of the “ctrl + alt + delete” key combo. Now, if only they could hotpatch my coffee maker to brew without waking me up at 3 am with its reboot cycle, we’d be golden!
Key Points:
– Microsoft’s hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 will become a paid subscription service from July 1st.
– Hotpatching allows for software updates without rebooting, minimizing downtime.
– The service costs $1.50 per core per month and offers up to eight hotpatches a year.
– Baseline months requiring reboots are January, April, July, and October.
– Azure Editions of Windows Server will continue receiving hotpatching for free.