Tag Archives: patching

Reasonable Timeframes

Posted on February 11, 2016 by way0utwest

Many of us hear about problems with various systems on a regular basis. We report them in Database Weekly far too often, and I’m sure a few of you have been informed (or found) bugs, nagging issues, even vulnerabilities in … Continue reading →

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The Service Pack Fiasco

Posted on May 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I remember getting a Service Pack years ago that caused a blue screen of death on Windows 2000 servers when it was installed. In fact, a quick search shows that quite a few operating systems (and SQL Server 2005) have had issues … Continue reading →

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The Final Service Packs

Posted on October 2, 2014 by way0utwest

There was an announcement recently that Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008 R2 was released. This is the final SP for that version and is mostly a rollup of all the previous cumulative updates (CU), though there are a couple additional … Continue reading →

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MS14-044–Security Alert for SQL Server

Posted on August 12, 2014 by way0utwest

I just saw this, but you should be aware. There’s a potential Denial of Service/Elevation of Privilege bug in SQL Server. Here’s the bulletin: MS14-044 There are QFE and GDR patches for versions since 2008, but you need to read … Continue reading →

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