An episodic conversation about solving problems with the Microsoft data platform, our podcast combines trending topics and professional development to keep you easily informed and entertained.
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Meet the Hosts

Carlos Chacon
Director of Data Solutions at Marathon, Founder of SQL Data Partners Podcast, Organizer + Sponsor, SQL Trail

Eugene Meidinger
Senior Data Solutions and Power BI Consultant, Pluralsight Author

Kevin Feasel
Proprietor, Catallaxy Services, LLC, Data & AI Specialist, Author
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Podcast Episodes

Episode 267
Microsoft Fabric
September 12, 2023
44 minutes
All your data, all your teams—in one place. In this episode we dive into the architecture of Microsoft Fabric and when an organization should consider adopting it.

Episode 266
Working With Containers
August 29, 2023
36 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast kicks off Season 7 with a dive into containers, how they work, when and where to use them and how to get started.

Episode 265
WHY and What’s Next?
June 28, 2023
31 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast hosts are joined by the principles of Marathon Consulting to discuss their recent acquisition of SQL Data Partners LLC.

Episode 264
Verified Backups
April 12, 2023
41 minutes
Guest Chris Marshall, owner of Verified Backups, discusses backup best practices and shares what his company does to help organizations test their backups.

Episode 263
SQL Server This ‘n That
March 29, 2023
42 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts answer a couple of listener questions around SQL Server and discuss Eugene’s recent experience at SQL Bits.

Episode 262
Learning Azure Synapse Pt 1
March 15, 2023
32 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss Eugene Meidinger’s journey so far in working on his goal to learn Azure Synapse in 2023.

Episode 261
The Data Lakehouse
March 01, 2023
51 minutes
Guest Luke Moloney, Microsoft Senior Program Manager, helps us understand the Azure Data Lakehouse, a new option for helping to build, store and analyze data.

Episode 260
Contained Availability Groups
February 15, 2023
36 minutes
Return guest Brandon Leach, Microsoft MVP, goes through a new SQL Server Enterprise feature called Contained Availability Groups with the podcast co-hosts.

Episode 259
T-SQL Snapshot Backups
January 18, 2023
28 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss a new feature in SQL Server 2022 called Transact-SQL snapshot backups and when it will come in handy.

Episode 258
Leave 2022 Enter 2023
December 28, 2022
30 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts talk about cardinality estimation changes in SQL Server 2022 and share their learning goals for 2023.
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