An episodic conversation about solving problems within the Microsoft data platform. We combine trending topics and professional development to keep you easily informed and entertained.
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Great show for topics on SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. This podcast has a professional level of production and great interviews from the Microsoft Product Group and other top experts in the Microsoft data space. I am a data architecture professional and listen to this show often to keep up to date.
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 193
Power BI Premium
March 11, 2020
30 minutes
Co-hosts Kevin Feasel and Eugene Meidinger answer a listener's question and discuss Power BI Premium, how it works and what it costs.

Episode 192
The DBA is Dead! Long Live the DBA!
March 04, 2020
44 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast attempts to answer this common question: what is the future of the DBA and what technologies should you be focused on?

Episode 191
Power BI Row-Level Security
February 12, 2020
21 minutes
The co-hosts discuss Row-Level Security for Power BI, how it is different from the feature in SQL Server and why you can’t use what you already have.

Episode 190
SQL Server 2019
February 05, 2020
46 minutes
Return guest Javier Villegas does a review of SQL Server 2019 performance features and some of the changes made to this newest version of SQL Server.

Episode 189
Power BI Common Data Model
January 22, 2020
20 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast discusses how in an attempt to help self-service BI users, Microsoft has introduced a Common Data Model.

Episode 188
Databricks
January 15, 2020
31 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss Databricks: why it is popular, what it can be used for, and considerations for its use.

Episode 187
Power BI Performance Tuning
January 08, 2020
27 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast discusses ways you can measure the speed of your Power BI reports and some fundamentals of data storage for Power BI.

Episode 186
Analytics & Security: Find Pain Points, Make a Plan
January 01, 2020
38 minutes
The co-hosts answer a listener question concerning IT having the ability to provide new functionality vs the organization being uninterested in change.

Episode 185
DBATools in a Month of Lunches
December 19, 2019
53 minutes
Guest Rob Sewell, founder, contributor and evangalist for DBATools.io talks about his project to co-write a book, DBATools in a Month of Lunches.
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