I wonder what the rest of you do. I know many of you have corporate rules and restrictions and you may not be able to update regularly, but in many places, I've worked, once software was installed, I could update it. Are you doing the same thing out there? Let us know in the comments, or better yet, include the version you are running.
Some of you might use VS Code or Azure Data Studio as well, which have more of a nag screen to update. I find myself updating ADS/VS Code more often, though not with every version. I tend to prefer software working and am less interested in gambling on potential issues unless there is a bug I need fixed.
My work at Redgate brings me into contact with lots of customers, and I find a number of them view software like I do. They prefer working versions over the latest and greatest. In fact, we've added options to many of our products so people who want the latest have a frequent updates channel. Others can get notified less often; we even have a 7/14/28 day switch in Flyway Desktop.
I tend to prefer updating a week or so after most releases, though depending on how busy I am, I might end up a week or two after the next release. I want to see if there are reports of issues or problems before I upgrade. However, even that is more often than what I hear from many others. Lots of people want to upgrade every few months, often quarterly, to minimize any disruptions to daily work.
Are you the same? I'm interested in SSMS, but what about other tools as well? Is this the same for patches of Windows/SQL Server? Do you upgrade some software more or less often? Let me know today with a comment in the discussion.
