Category: Service Packs

Latest Builds of SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2012 is now at its final build: Service Pack 4. See what you should know before deploying and find out what's been in each release over its lifetime.

March 28, 2018 | Community Team | SQL Server, Cumulative Updates, Service Packs, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server Builds 25

Memory Limits in SQL Server 2016 SP1

Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) explains a few details about the memory limits in SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 that make this upgrade

December 12, 2016 | SQLPerformance.com | SQL Server 2016, SQL Server, Service Packs, Standard Edition 0

A Big Deal : SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1

Microsoft has made a bold change to SQL Server 2016 in Service Pack 1 : Many Enterprise features are now available in lower editions. Read on for details.

November 16, 2016 | SQLPerformance.com | SQL Server 2016, Service Packs, Standard Edition 0

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cumulative Updates

Aaron Bertrand explains that cumulative updates are not to be feared and that the cautionary text accompanying them will soon be a thing of the past.

December 31, 2015 | Aaron Bertrand | SQL Server, Cumulative Updates, Service Packs 3

Service Packs of Future Past

Lori Edwards discusses an issue where, when giving a demo, she discovered that a newer version of SQL Server was missing a fix from an earlier service pack.

March 31, 2014 | Lori Edwards | SQL Server, Service Packs 0