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Whilst at SQLBits I heard a rather shocking statement: Over 80% of the worlds SQL Server instances are still using SQL Server 2000.  I say statement because I have had a little trawl round the web and I couldn't find anything to back this number up (or what it included or excluded e.g. MSDE could weigh heavily into this number). However, I ...

First we had sp2 (build 3042)... Then came sp2a (still build 3042 but 3043 if you looked at the dlls) A hotfix was then released to bring those on old sp2 up to sp2a (which took the build number to 3050)... Now we have the post sp2 cumulative hotfix release taking us to a whopping build no of 3152! Details (and downloads) of which ...

Well it isn't likely to cause quite the same stir as Y2K but I thought it was a significant date for everyone's diaries... On the 8th April 2008 Microsoft withdraws mainstream support for SQL Server 2000. Look here if you don't believe me.  That's not very far away at all.  This gives everyone who is currently ...