April 10, 2009
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 Released!
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1.
Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains all the cumulative updates and fixes issued since SQL Server 2008 was released in August 2008. It also makes it easier to deploy SQL Server 2008. A few specific features have been added:
- A feature called Slipstream allows users to install the database and service pack at once, easing the process of loading the software onto hundreds or thousands of servers.
- Report Builder 2.0 Click Once eases deployment.
- Service Pack Uninstall is designed to allow administrators to uninstall the service pack separately from the database release.
Release notes for SP1 can be found here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/… Download SP1 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/…


I installed it today. Ran out of disk space on my first try (oops). Apart from that it was pretty seamless