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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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 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.
Episode 184
Where do people get stuck with Power BI?
December 11, 2019
22 minutes
Podcast conversation about strategies you can employ to help ensure success with your visualizations, whether you have an interest or were assigned the task.
Episode 183
SQL Server Big Data Clusters
December 04, 2019
33 minutes
Co-host Kevin Feasel covers the marriage of SQL Server and Apache Spark, what Big Data Clusters are, some of the architecture, and how we can use them.
Episode 182
XEvents
November 20, 2019
38 minutes
Return guest Jason Brimhall, MVP & Principal Database Administrator, shares his insights on Extended Events, what has changed, and how to get started.
Episode 181
Paginated Reports in Power BI
November 13, 2019
21 minutes
In the fourth quarter of 2019, more information emerged about paginated reports. The co-hosts drill into the offering of paginated reports in Power BI.
Episode 180
PolyBase in SQL Server 2019
November 06, 2019
37 minutes
Co-host Kevin Feasel leads the discussion on PolyBase--a topic we covered in Episode 95; however it has really come of age with SQL Server 2019.
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