Microsoft has released another version of SQL Server 2008, dubbed “SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3” or “SP3”.
According to Microsoft it is “primarily a roll up of Cumulative Updates as it is the last Service Pack for SQL Server 2008 R2.”
Microsoft adds that it will not release Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3.
Learn more on the official Microsoft SQL Release Services Blog here.