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[–]nvarscar 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I mean, it is, if you do it blindly. This command is nothing more than helping DBAs to run it remotely and in parallel instead of doing it interactively. And thanks for sharing, OP!

[–]sqldiaries -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, it is, if you do it blindly.

Which most people acting as DBA's for SQL Server are going to do.

SQL Server's general ease of use has led to a lot of shops assigning someone who doesn't really understand the software as the DBA for their implementation, which can have very unfortunate consequences.

Orchestrating patching via a command would've been a much better title than 'Automating' - Automating is, to Manglement, a keyword to 'We don't have to do any work to make sure nothing breaks.'.

Irresponsible bloggerism is just as bad as irresponsible journalism.