SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

<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 ...

At the moment I use Ivanti Patch for Windows to handle rolling out windows and SQL server patches to around 30 Production SQL servers running various versions of SQL and Windows. It kind of works, but ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its ...