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In continuation to the CumulativeUpdate package posts here for SQL Server 2005 SP2 we have another set of cumulative update package no.9 ready for testing. TO obtain this read the notes from Microsoft: .... Apply it only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. This cumulative update package may receive additional testing. ...

I felt like somehow I missed to post the availability of Cumulative Update package releases here and referring the last CU7_Update package blogpost now we have CU8 available for download if the specified problem occurs in your platform as per the KBA 951217 here. Obviously this is for the installations that will have SQL Server 2005 SP2 and ...

We have been struggling to uninstall the Cumulative Update package 7 on a development SQL Server! As it is an important aspect of installation to rollback or to have a backout plan tested if you are performing any kind of installation against your Production Server, not to mention its a best practice too. Until now most ...

Secured by default, secured by design is the buzzword and catchy stuff for any Enterprise IT administrators. Then it comes about standards and policies to follow such as ISO , with the recent threats (last 10 years) and vulnerabilities within IT world it is most important factor you need to follow as per the compliance standards that are ...

IN continuation to the post Rollback_of_CumulativeUpdate-hotfix-ServicePack I was asked about any procedure or steps on installing Cumulative update package 7 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 on Active node SQL 2005 cluster. The simple answer is all of such hotfix/Service Pack/Cumulative Update packages are cluster-aware. That means when ...

To cut the long story short, during a recent implementation of Cumulative Update 6 and 7 on a particular 'application domain' server we have had major application issues due to a mix up of application code & these SQL cumulative update fixes. Actually this server was not under our support structure that would definetly go ...

Here is the hot news, SQL Server Global Release Services (GRS) has revised their schedule of releasing Service Packs for SQL Server product by stating 'changed approach to Service Packs'. Now the big question how far you can stretch in deploying these service pack releases within your Enterprise database platform to deploy frequent service pack ...

Ok here is the hot news for SQL 2005 users!!! From the Are you ready for SP3 post  here, it has been officially announced the SP3 for SQL Server 2005 will be available in CY2008 (calender year 2008) that means before 31st December 2008! More from this DataInsider blog post.  

Here is another candidate of 7 within Cumulative Update service for SQL Server 2005 SP2. SQL Server Release Services team has announced (yesterday) that another instalment of Cumulative Update (series here) for SQL Server 2005 on Service Pack 2, it is not easy decision for User Community to apply with CU than going Service Pack release which ...

Another set of Cumulative update package ready to download for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, again only by the way of contacting the CSS. From our CumulativeUpdate blog series here is another one to add up as well and this CU6 package is only intended to correct only the problems that are described in this KBA946608 article in ...