Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 (SP3) is now available for download. This Service Pack contains a few key enhancements for customers are:
- Enhanced upgrade experience from previous versions of SQL Server to SQL Server 2008 SP3. In addition, we have increased the performance & reliability of the setup experience.
- In SQL Server Integration Services logs will now show the total number of rows sent in Data Flows.
- Enhanced warning messages when creating the maintenance plan if the Shrink Database option is enabled.
- Resolving database issue with transparent data encryption enabled and making it available even if certificate is dropped.
- Optimized query outcomes when indexed Spatial Data Type column is referenced by DTA (Database Tuning Advisor).
- Superior user experience with Sequence Functions (e.g Row_Numbers()) in a Parallel execution plan.
For a detailed list of new features and improvements that are included in SQL Server 2008 SP3, review the Release Notes.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 is not a prerequisite for installing SQL Server 2008 Service Pack3. These packages may be used to upgrade any of the following editions of SQL Server 2008:
- Enterprise
- Standard
- Evaluation
- Developer
- Workgroup
SQL Server 2008 SP3 contains the cumulative updates of SQL Server 2008 SP2 cumulative update package 1 to 4, and fixes to issues that have been reported through our customer feedback platforms. These include supportability enhancements and issues that have been reported through Windows Error Reporting.
How to download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
The links in this section correspond to files available for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3. Download the files appropriate for you.
- Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 (IA-64)
- Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 64-bit (x64)
- Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 32-bit (x86)
Source: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
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