[VoiceOps] Old code vs bold code

[Scott Berkman]

Unless I have a very good lab environment I try to stick with what we know
works unless a major issue shows up or the vendor refuses to support the
product on a given code.  I always prefer stability to bleeding edge.  That
said sometimes there really are new features that will provide new revenue
opportunities that will make it worth upgrading.

How many of us, especially smaller carriers, have true lab environments that
can test all the features and functions of our Class4/5 switches for
something like a major code upgrade without effecting the production network
at all?  This would include carrier A links and ISUP trunks (at least
simulated), LNP/CNAM dips, etc.

	-Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org]
On Behalf Of David Hiers
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:29 AM
To: VoiceOps at voiceops.org
Subject: [VoiceOps] Old code vs bold code

I've been snooping around our production systems, and the base code
version for everything that we run in the call path is between 2 and 3
years old.  It is patched to a fare-thee-well, and the stuff runs
quite well.

We use only top-tier vendors, yet can't recall ever being happy on
code that is less than 1 year old.  Too many bleeding edge bugs for my
current medication level.

How 'bout you guys?  How long do you let a codebase steep before
you're happy with running it in production?


Thanks,

David
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