The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 was released<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
To be honest, what I typically do to discover new Cumulative Updates is that I set a calendar reminder for seven weeks after the last Cumulative Update, and then I start checking those updating KB articles for the next week or so after that to find out when a new CU has been released. Microsoft is pretty mysterious when it comes to announcing new Service Packs and Cumulative Updates. Sometimes there is a big announcement, and sometimes you have to do some detective work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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