For those waiting for the first CU for SQL Server 2008, your wait is over.  You can get it in KB #956717.  The build # is 10.00.1763.00. As with SQL Server 2005, you can simply submit a request for the CU, and it will get e-mailed to you.  Be sure to request the correct platform(s), as many people have complained in the past that ...

As of today there is at least one hotfix available for SQL Server 2008, and it involves Itzik Ben-Gan's reported foreign key validation problem with the new MERGE command.  You can read about the bug here: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQL/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=357419 And about the fixes/workarounds in KB ...

Bob Ward posted a blog entry today where he explains the process of getting a cumulative update for SQL Server 2005 without having to call Microsoft's support team (they are called CSS now but you may remember them as PSS).  This is a great evolution in the process, which used to be very difficult (you had to open a support case and be deemed ...