What is the standard method to keep track of the latest Cumulative updates for SQL Server?

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What resources are good for keeping track of cumulative updates for SQL Server? I noticed that Windows update does provide a service for SQL Server.

I don't think cumulative updates appear on Microsoft Update. — Joel Mansford, Feb 18 '11 at 22:12

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '11 at 17:55

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"SQL Server Version Database" on sqlsecurity.com (worth a look at the site anyway)

Edit: It's been around for years and I've used since SQL 2000 SP3...

answered Feb 17 '11 at 17:55

gbn

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Wow, that's nice. And to know when it changes, you can use http://www.WatchThatPage.com. It's got a crappy UI, but it works. – Brent Ozar Feb 17 '11 at 17:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '11 at 21:48

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I like the Microsoft SQL Server Release Services blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/. It's updated very quickly once there is a new release and has links to the relevant KB articles too.

Definitely worth adding to your RSS.

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Kyle Brandt · Answer 3 · 2014-07-02T18:52:21.790

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There is a blogspot site that seems to be pretty up to date at http://sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com/ which has a chart of SQL server updates for all versions.

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answered Feb 17 '11 at 17:32

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I like that site. Also, Microsoft maintains various KB articles, such as: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960598 – Matthew Burr Feb 27 '11 at 16:23

What is the standard method to keep track of the latest Cumulative updates for SQL Server?

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