SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3

Microsoft Committed to Release Service Pack 3

Microsoft has committed to release SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3). Finally…

Microsoft plans to deliver SP3 following the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008. Microsoft has stated that their "goal is to get SP3 released in the market in CY2008".

Meanwhile Microsoft will still be releasing Cumulative Updates (CU) as part of their Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server. The next Cumulative Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 will be CU8.

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 CU 7

Microsoft Released SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Cumulative update 7

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 7 (CU7) is available from Microsoft Help and Support.

Since SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Microsoft has released 7 Cumulative Updates, fixing over 350 bugs:

 

Cumulative Update	Date	Bugs Fixed
SP2	05-Mar-2007	152
CU1	03-Apr-2007	29
CU2	14-Jun-2007	81
CU3	11-Aug-2007	53
CU4	02-Oct-2007	53
CU5	09-Dec-2007	61
CU6	09-Feb-2008	38
CU7	10-Apr-2008	39

The Cumulative Updates reflect Microsoft’s new Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, which aims to release the latest updates for SQL Server using a regular schedule (every 8 weeks).