The document outlines the differences between software updates and upgrades, explaining that updates enhance current versions for performance, while upgrades introduce entirely new versions with significant enhancements. It emphasizes the importance of updates and upgrades for patching security flaws and improving performance, and provides popular methods for deployment such as blue/green deployment and recreate deployment. Additionally, it details steps to carry out these processes, including planning, testing, and monitoring.

1. Upgrading
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Ashraya Tuladhar
Associate Infrastructure Engineer
Gurzu Inc

2. Differences Between Update & Upgrade
● Generally an enhancement to the
current version of the software or
application
● Provides fixes and improve the
program's performance
● For example, Version Numbers- 2.0.1 to
2.0.2
● A whole new version of software or
application
● Equivalent to a new software versions that
bring new functions, tools and significant
improvements.
● For example, going from version 1.0 to 2.0 in
software is a major upgrade.
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UPDATE UPGRADE

3. Why is it Important?
● Patch security flaws
● Get new features
● Improve performance
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4. Popular Upgrade Deployment Method
● Blue/Green Deployment
● Recreate Deployment
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5. 5
Blue Green Deployment

6. Recreate Deployment
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7. Things to Consider
● Backward compatibility
● Additional dependencies
● Version jumps
● Problem faced by other users
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8. Steps to Carry Out
● Planning
● Testing
● Back up
● Deployment
● Monitoring
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9. Final Steps
● Report and documentation
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10. THANK YOU
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