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 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.
Episode 179
SQL Trail Recap & Buying Power BI
October 24, 2019
26 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss how SQL Trail continues to be an experiment in the making and year three proved no different.
Episode 178
Database Design
October 16, 2019
47 minutes
Return guest Louis Davidson, Data Architect, talks about good and bad database design and how we can get better at planning for our data.
Episode 177
Lock Pages in Memory
October 09, 2019
21 minutes
The Lock Pages in Memory policy came up in our internal discussions. I wanted to chat about it a bit and I couldn't think of a better person than Rick Lowe.
Episode 176
Power BI Storage Options
September 25, 2019
20 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts chat about storage options for Power BI and how the specific version of Power BI can affect storage.
Episode 175
Migrating to the Cloud
September 19, 2019
30 minutes
Return guest Rick Lowe, talks about how many folks are talking about moving to the cloud and how it can be tricky to quantify what being "in the cloud" means.
Episode 174
Power BI Report Server
June 26, 2019
31 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts chat about Power BI's on-premises option for SQL Server, Power BI Report Server, its options and limitations.
Episode 173
New Data Certifications
June 12, 2019
37 minutes
Guest Rick Heiges, Sernior Consultant at Microsoft, discusses Microsoft's new role-based certifications and how they fit into Microsoft’s cloud platform.
Episode 172
Power BI Monitoring
June 05, 2019
24 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss, though the tools aren't as mature as in SQL Server, what you can use to diagnose performance issues in Power BI.
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