In the wake of Blaster and SoBig, Microsoft on Friday said it has committed to automatic security patch updates for its SQL Server database.

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 ...

SQL Server customers will now receive automatic notifications when the newest Cumulative Updates become available. In order to elect for the update, customers should visit the Microsoft Support ...

The implications of an automatic patching system on mission critical servers (which many SQL Server installations are) require some careful consideration.