{"id":6103,"date":"2008-10-27T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2008\/10\/27\/sql-server-2005-sp3-public-ctp-now-available\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:42","slug":"sql-server-2005-sp3-public-ctp-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2008\/10\/27\/sql-server-2005-sp3-public-ctp-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2005 SP3 Public CTP now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/sql2005_Box_X1154646AN_200_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"sql2005_Box_X1154646AN_200\" width=\"141\" height=\"176\" border=\"0\" \/>SQL Server 2005 SP3 CTP is now available for public testing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SP3 CTP provides a roll-up of QFE work done since SP2, as well as addresses critical issues reported through the SQL Server community. 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