SQL Server Patching

Why should you patch your SQL Server instances?

Compliance, stability, security, reliability, functionality, and more.

Microsoft regularly releases updates to SQL Server known as Cumulative Updates (CUs).

Cumulative updates often contain security updates that address vulnerabilities in additional to performance and reliability improvements to SQL Server. There are also bug fixes that are often included with CUs.

If you’ve ever had to contact Microsoft support, one of the first things they’ll ask you to do is update your instance.

I often check to see what the latest CUs are by visiting https://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com/ and I can find the download link there.

What is your method of patching SQL Servers? Do you manually patch or patch automatically?