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You should consider SQL Server 2017 if…
(Remember, there are no more Service Packs, just Cumulative Updates.) You want easier future upgrades – because starting with 2017, you can have a Distributed Availability Group with different versions of SQL Server in it.
In this way, is SQL Server 2017 stable?
Yes, SQL Server 2017 is stable. But don't take my word for it, go try it for yourself. SQL Server 2017 Developer edition is free. Install and see for yourself it is stable enough for your needs.
In this regard, can you restore a SQL 2008 database to SQL 2017?
More Information. When it restores the SQLServer 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 database backup to SQL Server 2016 or 2017, SQL Server has toupgrade the internal version of the databases. One of the version upgrade steps was optimized to shorten the upgrade time.
SQL Server 2017 cumulative update (CU) builds
Cumulative update name | SQL Server product version | Release date |
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CU7 | 14.0.3026.27 | May 23, 2018 |
CU6 | 14.0.3025.34 | April 17, 2018 |
CU5 | 14.0.3023.8 | March 20, 2018 |
CU4 | 14.0.3022.28 | February 20, 2018 |