Abstract: A system is disclosed, which includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the system to perform functions of collecting software asset information of software assets installed in hardware assets of an organization; determining popularity metrics of the software assets based on the collected software asset information; classifying, based on the popularity metrics, the software assets into a plurality of popularity groups; identifying, based on the classification, a pilot test software asset sample group; identifying, based on the pilot test software asset sample group, a pilot test hardware asset sample group; and deploying the new software asset to the pilot test hardware asset sample group for executing the pilot test of the new software asset.

Abstract: A system is disclosed, which includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the system to perform functions of receiving software asset information of a plurality of software assets installed in a plurality of hardware assets of an organization; determining popularity metrics of the software assets based on the collected software asset information; classifying, based on the popularity metrics, the software assets into a plurality of popularity groups; identifying, based on the classification, a group of the software assets to be validated for a software update; identifying, based on the identified group of the software assets, a group of the hardware assets to be tested for the software update; and deploying the software update to the identified group of the hardware assets to validate the identified group of the software assets.

Abstract: A device including a processor and memory is disclosed. The memory includes executable instructions that cause the processor to control the device to perform functions of identifying a pool of assets to be covered by a pilot test; receiving attributes associated with the identified assets in the pool; identifying a set of pilot test parameters associated with the pilot test; comparing the attributes of the assets with the identified set of pilot test parameters associated with the pilot test; based on a result of the comparison, providing a unique ranked order of the identified assets in the pool and selecting an asset from the unique ranked order to be placed in a pilot test group. When a stop condition is not satisfied, a footprint of the asset placed in the pilot test group is removed from the pool and the set of pilot test parameters.