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• More Cumulative Updates available for SQL Server 2008

  Looks like dozens of fixes for SQL Server 2008 have made their way into another cumulative rollup; CU3 for SP1 (build 2723), and CU6 for RTM (build 1812). You can get them here: Cumulative Update 3 for SP1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971491 Cumulative...( Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:04 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, cumulative updates, SP1, hotfixes

• SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 2 is available!

  Most importantly, this update includes the new trace flag that will allow users running Standard Edition to enable Locked Pages in Memory. This is a huge win for a lot of customers out there. You can read about this specific enhancement in this blog post Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:57 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, cumulative updates, patches, SP1, CU2, locked pages in memory

• SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 is available!

  If you were among those who installed CU4 for SQL Server 2008, then installed SP1, you may not know that you lost some of the fixes that came with CU4 (see Bob Ward's post which is slightly more informative than the release notes). Microsoft today released Read More... Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:52 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, cumulative updates, SP1, Service Pack 1, SQL 2008 SP1

• I talked about Resource Governor (again)

  Last night I gave my Resource Governor spiel at the New England SQL Server User Group meeting in Waltham, MA. About 60 people were in attendance. Unlike the last few times I've presented this technology to an audience (because friends and co-workers don't Read More... Posted Friday, April 10, 2009 11:10 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, SP1, Resource Governor, Service Pack 1, SQL 2008 SP1

• SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now available!

  No, this is not a late April Fool's joke; SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is finally gold. The final release of SP1 is build 10.00.2531.00, and is available from the Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19 Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:11 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, SP1, Service Pack 1, SQL 2008 SP1

• SQL Server 2008 Cumulative Update 4 is available

  If you are running SQL Server 2008 and haven't yet installed the SP1 CTP, you may want to check out Cumulative Update 4 (build 1798) in KB #963036 . You obviously won't be able to install the hotfix if you already have the SP1 CTP, even though the new Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:28 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, cumulative updates, SP1

• SQL Server 2008 SP1 setup is a little confused

  Of course, it is always annoying when we have to restart a machine or stop a service to service software. I get annoyed when little updates to non-integral pieces of Windows prompt me to reboot; leave me alone and force me to reboot when you actually Read More... Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 5:23 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, SP1, Service Pack 1, SQL 2008 SP1

• SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 : CTP is available!

  Yes, you read that right; for those of you waiting to try SQL Server 2008 until SP1 is available, we are one step closer. You can download the CTP from the following URL: http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6f26fc45-f0ca-49cf-a6ee-840c7e8bb8af Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:20 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, SP1, Service Pack 1, SQL 2008 SP1

• Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (RTM) is now available

  There is a forthcoming blog post which will explain how this release will interact with SQL Server 2008 installations. My recommendation is that if you haven't already installed SQL Server 2008, install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 first. If you have already Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:02 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SP1