{"id":4153,"date":"2011-10-06T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2011\/10\/06\/sql-server-2008-sp3-is-now-available\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:56","slug":"sql-server-2008-sp3-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/10\/06\/sql-server-2008-sp3-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 SP3 is now available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';font-size:small;\"> <br \/>Microsoft SQL Server Sustained Engineering group is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3. Both the Service Pack and Feature Pack updates are available for download on the Microsoft Download Center. As part of our continued commitment to software excellence for our customers, this upgrade is free and doesn\u2019t require an additional service contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';font-size:small;\">SQL Server 2008 SP3 contains fixes to issues that have been reported through our customer feedback platforms and Hotfix solution provided in SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update 1 thru to Cumulative Update 4.\u00a0 Service Pack 3 also includes supportability enhancements and issues that have been reported through Windows Error Reporting system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';font-size:small;\">A few customers requested updates in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 are: <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI';font-size:small;\">Enhanced upgrade experience from previous versions of SQL Server to SQL Server 2008 SP3. 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