Tag Archives: sql server

String or binary data would be truncated

Posted on June 28, 2018 by way0utwest

Microsoft, please fix this. This issue is still out there, and once again, it’s the top voted on item for SQL Server. Everytime I see this: Msg 8152, Level 16, State 13, Line 1 String or binary data would be truncated. I’m … Continue reading →

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How Far Back?

Posted on May 30, 2018 by way0utwest

At the Redgate SQL Privacy Summit recently, there was panel I hosted that I thought was really interesting. At one point someone asked a question and there was a bit of a discussion about the right to forget in the … Continue reading →

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Update Oddness for SQL Server

Posted on May 22, 2018 by way0utwest

I’ve been meaning to patch some of my development instances. With a little spare time while doing other work, I started the process the other day. My first step was to patch SQL Server 2016 with SP2. This went as … Continue reading →

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Reasons to Upgrade

Posted on May 3, 2018 by way0utwest

I ran across a good article from Glenn Berry about reasons to upgrade to SQL Server 2017. In the piece, Glenn talks about the fact that SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will fall out of Extended Support in 2019. That’s … Continue reading →

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