US Patent 11036488 System and method for optimal hierarchical upgrade time prediction

A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for updating, upgrading, or performing maintenance on connected devices that includes analyzing usage of the connected devices. A hierarchical representation is formed of the connected devices based on dependency of the devices. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning is implemented as to the usage and hierarchical representation to create a model to update or upgrade the connected devices. A schedule is created based on the model that minimizes risk and maximize availability of the connected devices.