Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to detect that a given software upgrade is available for a given computing device, to identify other computing devices on which the given software upgrade has been installed that exhibit at least a threshold level of similarity to the given computing device, and to determine whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade. The processing device is also configured to generate a recommendation as to whether to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade, and to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on the generated recommendation.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to detect that a given software upgrade is available for a given computing device, to identify other computing devices on which the given software upgrade has been installed that exhibit at least a threshold level of similarity to the given computing device, and to determine whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade. The processing device is also configured to generate a recommendation as to whether to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on whether any issues were encountered on the other computing devices as a result of the given software upgrade, and to initiate download of the given software upgrade on the given computing device based at least in part on the generated recommendation.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to identify software updates available for software applications installed on a computing resource, at least a given one of the software updates for a given one of the software applications comprising information characterizing features of the given software application affected by the given software update. The processing device is also configured to determine frequencies of usage of the features of the given software application, and to select a number of allowable deferrals for the given software update based at least in part on the information characterizing the features of the given software application affected by the given software update and the determined frequencies of usage. The processing device is further configured to generate a software update notification for the given software update comprising an indication of a remaining number of the allowable deferrals for the given software update.