https://www.pachadata.com/en/tags/updates/Recent content in Updates on Rudi BruchezHugoenSun, 13 Sep 2026 10:56:24 +0200https://www.pachadata.com/en/docs/howtos/administration/sql-server-updates-cu-gdr/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pachadata.com/en/docs/howtos/administration/sql-server-updates-cu-gdr/<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert"><div class="h4 alert-heading" role="heading">TL;DR</div> <p>Since SQL Server 2017, Microsoft no longer releases Service Packs. Only cumulative updates (CUs) and security fixes (GDRs) remain.</p> <p>An instance follows one of two branches: the GDR branch, which receives security fixes only, or the CU branch, which receives every fix, security included. Installing a CU moves the instance to the CU branch.</p> <p>Choose the CU branch, and always install the highest build available for your branch. It is often a &ldquo;CU + GDR&rdquo;, more recent than the latest CU.</p>