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SQL Server 2025 CU10 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know
24 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

SQL Server 2025 CU10 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know

SQL Server 2025 CU10 (build 17.0.5035.5) delivers 36 fixes including critical security patches across VDI, PolyBase, replication, and extensibility. Here is what matters to your environment.

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SQL Server Security Updates, October 2026: Every Version Patched This Month
18 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

SQL Server Security Updates, October 2026: Every Version Patched This Month

Microsoft has released security updates for SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 on 13 October 2026. Here is what changed and what you need to do.

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SQL Server 2022 CU27 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know
21 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

SQL Server 2022 CU27 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know

SQL Server 2022 CU27 (build 16.0.4295.3) delivers 41 fixes including critical security hardening, corruption prevention, and HA improvements. Here is what Australian DBAs need to act on.

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SQL Server 2025 CU9 Released - 44 Fixes Including Critical Security Patches
20 Sep 2026 · 9 min read

SQL Server 2025 CU9 Released - 44 Fixes Including Critical Security Patches

SQL Server 2025 CU9 (build 17.0.5005.3, released 15 September 2026) contains 44 fixes, including security hardening for a TDS buffer overflow that could crash the SQL Server process. Test it, then schedule it into your next maintenance window.

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SQL Server Security Updates, September 2026: Every Supported Version Patched This Month
15 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

SQL Server Security Updates, September 2026: Every Supported Version Patched This Month

Every supported SQL Server version (2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025) received security updates on 8 September 2026, as both CU and GDR builds, fixing flaws in SQL Server Agent, PolyBase, the VSS Writer, managed backup and the WMI provider. Apply the package for your servicing branch.

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SQL Server 2025 CU8 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know
15 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

SQL Server 2025 CU8 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know

SQL Server 2025 CU8 (build 17.0.4075.5) delivers 12 fixes covering JSON handling, In-Memory OLTP, VSS backups, and more. Here is what Australian DBAs need to act on.

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SQL Server 2025 CU7 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know
30 Jul 2026 · 7 min read

SQL Server 2025 CU7 Released - Key Fixes and What You Need to Know

SQL Server 2025 CU7 (build 17.0.4065.4) is out with 10 fixes covering JSON corruption, security hardening, and HA monitoring. Here is what DBAs need to act on.

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