How Often Should I apply Oracle CPU Patches?
Remember, you DON'T have to apply patches, and sometimes patches can CAUSE unplanned issues. The best practices are always to conduct a full stress in a TEST environment before applying the patches in production. It also depend on your production policy. In many shops, patches are only applied to address a specific known problem.
In general there are two approaches to applying Oracle patches:
1 - If it ain't broke - don't fix it. Don't apply Oracle patches and risk hitting bugs.
2 - Apply all patches and be proactive. Lots of extra work and you risk a patch causing a problem.
Me, I wait for major releases and re-install at-once, and I only look at patches to fix specific issues.
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