October 1, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Final Service Packs
October 2, 2014 at 3:49 am
This appears to be a running battle between MS and its SQL Server user base. Every version MS needs cajoling to release a final SP. If I can recognise this trend then I would be astonished if MS hasn't which would suggest that they are not acting on what their own customers feel is essential.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
October 2, 2014 at 8:05 am
This appears to be a running battle between MS and its SQL Server user base.
This isn't a problem if you "go all in" with SQL Server and stay ahead on the newest versions.
But most of my clients and many of us developers don't need versions of SQL Server with the latest features, we need SQL Server with the bugs fixed, the warts cured and better usability than SSIS/SSRS.
October 2, 2014 at 9:05 am
I'd like to see annual SP releases as well, but that has not been the case. Call me old-fashioned, but I always get nervous when applying patches of any kind to production. I've seen SQL 2005 SP4 completely break SQL Server and render it useless. Thank goodness I was doing it on a test machine and not production!
On a related note, I think that Microsoft also takes versions to End of Life more quickly than people respond. How many people do we see post stuff here that are still running SQL 2000? I know at least a couple of us that still support SQL 2005 and it works fine. I know that it's a revenue stream for Microsoft when they mark versions as End of Life, but for companies (especially smaller ones) migration to a new database is a really big deal. Another factor is having the time and people to adequately test a new version before migrating databases to it. Now, before anyone chastises me about never wanting to upgrade or hating change, please know that I don't control the purse strings. I know...it's all a normal part of life.
October 2, 2014 at 9:35 am
I am a big fan of the strategy of developing using the latest technologies (with the definition of latest being defined locally i.e. it will depend upon various factors, all of which will change from place to place).
Once developed, maintenance should be as minimal as possible. No enforced upgrades of OS, RDBMS, etc.
If a product, upgrading should provide benefits but compatibility should be maintained as much as is reasonable.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
October 2, 2014 at 10:14 am
...I'm still waiting for an SP4 for SQL Server 2008 and I hope we get one soon...
Actually both are available.
release announcement for 2008 R2 SP3:
release announcement for 2008 SP4:
October 2, 2014 at 10:43 am
Update: SP4 for SQL Server 2008 is available: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44278
October 2, 2014 at 4:44 pm
Hearing the word Final makes me realize how far behind I really am.
October 2, 2014 at 9:48 pm
It's like you were listening to my conversation today because we were talking about this for a good hour. Then I see your email reminding us it was out. So freaky.
October 3, 2014 at 1:30 am
crussell-931424 (10/2/2014)
Hearing the word Final makes me realize how far behind I really am.
We're still trying to UPgrade databases onto SQL Server 2008!
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