Blackboard is updated on a Continuous Delivery Release Schedule. This article explains the frequency of Blackboard updates, as well as provides resources to review the latest release notes and update information.
Saint Peter's University is running Blackboard via SaaS - this means that the instance is hosted and managed on a cloud-based platform, and updates are released and implemented on a periodic basis without the need for downtime. Updates are performed in a manner that mitigates latency or strain on server resources.
The method of release deployment that is being used is called "Continuous Delivery". With this type of deployment, non-critical and minor patches, updates and fixes to the platform are released to our Test environment approximately three weeks in advance of a production release, after which they are enabled on the live environment. Updates to our production environment occur approximately once per month, and will typically be made available during the first week of each month. At that time, the Release notes page is updated.
The latest release notes for Blackboard can always be found on this page: https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/SaaS/Release_Notes