Oracle Corp. just dialed back the update rhythm for its Solaris 11.4 operating system. No more monthly patches. The company now plans two releases per quarter for Solaris 11.4 and its ZFS Storage Appliance software. A Critical Patch Update hits first, synced to Oracle’s quarterly security cycle for bugs and vulnerabilities. Six weeks later comes a Support Repository Update loaded with fresh features. Oracle Solaris Blog laid it out on April 23, 2026. Joost Pronk van Hoogeveen, senior principal product strategy manager, explained the shift. ‘This change provides customers with a clear and predictable release structure,’ he wrote. ‘By separating the quarterly security and maintenance update from the feature release, customers can more easily plan patching, validation, and production deployment while continuing to adopt innovation on a regular basis.’ Data backs it up. Most customers already apply updates once or twice a quarter, per Oracle’s stats.…