<p>eWeek has an article up discussing the possibility of Microsoft including automatic patching in the next version of SQL Server. The article is unclear about what exactly this would entail, but it ...

On April 16, Microsoft plans to begin the first cumulative update that will roll up all of the relevant database fixes and updates. These "cumulative updates" will be provided every two months. "We ...

Here’s one big advantage to moving to Microsoft Azure SQL Database—you never have to patch. That’s right. The various SKUs available in Azure’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering are automatically ...