Aaron is a senior consultant for
SQL Sentry, Inc., makers of performance monitoring and event management software for SQL Server, Analysis Services, and Windows. He has been blogging here at sqlblog.com since 2006, focusing on manageability, performance, and new features; has been a
Microsoft MVP since 1997; tweets as
@AaronBertrand; and speaks frequently at user group meetings and
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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 much -- if you're still on SP2, then perhaps it is time to move to the SP3 line, where this round of cumulative updates bring you no less than 23 fixes.
KB #976951 : Cumulative update package 7 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
KB #976952 : Cumulative update package 17 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
If you are using Analysis Services and you are in the SP3 branch (at CU #6), you will want to apply CU #7. For more information see this blog post and KB #978145.
Also, if you have any interest in seeing one last service pack for SQL Server 2005 (SP4), go vote for Steve Jones' Connect item #522122!
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