Very early this morning, Microsoft released four updates: one for SQL Server 2005 SP3, one for SQL Server 2005 SP4, one for SQL Server 2008 SP1, and one for SQL Server 2008 SP2. Cumulative Update KB Article Build Number Number of Fixes SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #15 KB #2507766 9.00.4325 6 SQL ...

Early this morning (or late last night, depending on your time zone), the SQL Server Release Services team pushed out three new cumulative updates for SQL Server.KB #2489375 - SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU #14 (9.00.4317) KB #2489409 - SQL Server 2005 SP4 CU #2 (9.00.5259) KB #2489376 - SQL Server 2008 R2 CU #6 (10.50.1765)There are a lot more fixes in ...

On Monday, Microsoft released two cumulative updates for SQL Server:KB #983329 : CU #10 for SQL Server 2005 SP3 (build # = 9.00.4305)KB #2072493 : CU #2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 (build # = 10.50.1720)Missing is an update for SQL Server 2008 SP1.  It seems the SQL Server Release Services team has changed the schedule up a bit, as previously they ...

Last week Microsoft snuck in some updates for the SQL Server 2005 product line.  Cumulative Update #7 for Service Pack 3 brings you to build # 9.00.4273, while Cumulative Update #17 for Service Pack 2 brings you to 9.00.3356.  The only fix for the latter involves MDX queries, so if you aren't using Analysis Services, you aren't getting ...

The recent release of security fixes for SQL Server 2000 and 2005 (the issue did not impact SQL Server 2008) announced in MS09-004 seemed to spur two SQL Server 2005 cumulative updates (CUs) earlier this week -- one for those on SP2, and one for those on SP3.  (This typically happens when there is a new service pack released, as adoption ...

I recently posted about the availability of SQL Server 2005 SP3.  I have a bit more information about cumulative updates and the service pack, for those of you who might be confused about the whole mess involving CU#10, CU#11, post-SP3 CU#1, and are wondering whether you need to install some pre-SP3 CUs and then SP3, or SP3 and then the ...

Okay, it happened a couple of days ago; sorry for not noticing.  But SQL Server Release Services / Sustained Engineering has announced that an SP3 Beta has been made available.  The build is 9.00.4028 and you can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D22317E1-BC64-4936-A14B-7A632B50A4CA This is ...