I am just looking for some opinions on whether or not I should install Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2008 R2 (with SP2) or not. It would seem that Microsoft warns against installing what they consider a "hotfix" unless one is actually experiencing a problem. Well, I am setting up a new server so have no way of knowing (yet) whether I might experience any of the listed issues or not.
Is there a best practice as to whether or not to install Cumulative Updates on a brand new server?