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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 ...

For those of you interested in what's new in SSIS in service pack 2, here are a couple of resources: New Features: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/B/5/2B5E5D37-9B17-423D-BC8F-B11ECD4195B4/WhatsNewSQL2005SP2.htm#BKMK_IntegrationServices Bug fixes: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/921896 Note that in SP1 there were alot ...

By now you probably know that the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available. I wanted to highlight what I see as the most important addition: "Generate Script Wizard. You can now specify that the scripted objects include a DROP statement before the CREATE statement.  Scripting of objects ...