Comments on: Performance and Stability Related Fixes in Post-SQL Server 2014 RTM Builds

By: Glenn Berry

Glenn Berry — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:56:42 +0000

In reply to Mark.

Mark,

Microsoft has been hinting that they may do away with SQL Server Service Packs in the fairly near future. Personally, I suspect that SQL Server 2014 SP1 and SQL Server 2012 SP2 may be the last Service Packs that Microsoft releases for SQL Server.

There has been much debate over the years about whether to apply CUs or not. Many people use Microsoft’s scary language as a reason not to apply CUs, which I think is a mistake. Applying CUs (after appropriate testing by your organization) is a good idea, in my opinion. Nobody says you have to apply every single CU.

The KB article might convince more people about the benefits of applying CUs.

Recommended updates and configuration options for SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014 with high-performance workloads
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2964518

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:00:40 +0000

Good article. However, the last I read from Microsoft is to not apply CUs unless you are experiencing an issue that the CU addresses as CUs do not get as much Quality Control testing as Service Packs do. Has this changed? The reason I ask is that if we were to test and apply every CU that comes out we’d never get anything else accomplished based on the number of SQL Server installations we have here.

By: Chris Wood

Chris Wood — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:41:13 +0000

Glenn,

I would have expected CU7 to be out by now. Maybe the SP1 issue has delayed it.

Chris