{"id":693,"date":"2014-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2014\/10\/01\/sql-server-2008-r2-sp3-and-sql-server-2008-sp4-are-now-available\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:48:47","slug":"sql-server-2008-r2-sp3-and-sql-server-2008-sp4-are-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2014\/10\/01\/sql-server-2008-r2-sp3-and-sql-server-2008-sp4-are-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 are now available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/sqlreleaseservices\/archive\/2014\/09\/26\/sql-server-2008-r2-service-pack-3-has-released.aspx?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/sqlreleaseservices\/archive\/2014\/09\/30\/sql-server-2008-service-pack-4-has-released.aspx?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4<\/a>\u00a0. 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As part of our continued commitment to software excellence for our customers, this upgrade is available to all customers with existing SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 deployments.<\/p>\n<p>SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 contain fixes to issues that have been reported through our customer feedback platforms.\u00a0 They contain Hotfix solutions provided in SQL Server 2008 R2 cumulative updates up to and including Cumulative Update 13, and SQL Server 2008 cumulative updates up to and including Cumulative Update 17.\u00a0The Service Packs also include the security bulletin <a href=\"https:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/security\/ms14-044.aspx?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">MS14-044<\/a>. \u00a0SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are now in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.support.microsoft.com\/lifecycle\/?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">extended support<\/a>, which means there will not be Cumulative Updates for these Service Packs.<\/p>\n<p>For more on SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3, please <a href=\"http:\/\/support2.microsoft.com\/kb\/2979597?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">read here<\/a>. For more on SQL Server 2008 SP4, please <a href=\"http:\/\/support2.microsoft.com\/kb\/2979596?WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">read here<\/a>.\u00a0 To obtain SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 please visit the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44271&amp;WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44272&amp;WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 Feature Packs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44278&amp;WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 SP4<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=44277&amp;WT.mc_id=Blog_SQL_Announce_DI\">SQL Server 2008 SP4 Feature Packs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 and SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4\u00a0. 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