<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 is a game-changer. All too often companies realize the dangers of running a DBMS without needed security patches, but there's never a right time. They struggle to find the right maintenance ...

Why: "The fundamentals of all implementations are the same: trust is based on tokens that are cryptographically signed (or encrypted) by a trusted party. " Find out more about Live!360, taking place ...

Patching has become a ubiquitous part of modern life, with developers releasing software updates in response to the latest bugs and vulnerabilities in their platform. Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday ...

A problem in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is prompting a hot fix to post later today or tomorrow. There is also a refresh of SP2 code available now from this page. SP 2 has been available for a week ...

In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification.