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 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.

Episode 171
SQL Server Encryption
May 22, 2019
33 minutes
Return guest Tom Norman, Data Architect, chats about encryption on SQL Server, your options and how to decide what to encrypt in your tables.

Episode 170
Devops with Power BI
May 15, 2019
25 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts talk about the tooling gap in DevOps with Power BI, and share some ideas they have implemented to bridge the gap.

Episode 169
Should you learn to code?
May 08, 2019
44 minutes
Return guest Sean McCown, independent consultant and SQL Server management software creator, talks about DBAs and coding. DBAs can code? Who knew?

Episode 168
Data Privacy Settings
May 01, 2019
20 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss data privacy settings in Power BI, what they are, and what they can and can't do for you.

Episode 167
Azure SQL Data Sync
April 24, 2019
42 minutes
Guest Xiaochen Wu, Senior Program Manager on SQL Team at Microsoft, chats about Azure SQL Data Sync, how it works, and how you can sync in order to swim.

Episode 166
Custom Visuals
April 17, 2019
29 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts chat about custom visuals in Power BI and how you, too, can build the best visualizations for your reports.

Episode 165
Artificial Intelligence
March 27, 2019
41 minutes
Guest Hope Foley, Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, talks about AI, how it's relevant and how it will affect you in the future.

Episode 164
The DAX Episode
March 20, 2019
25 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts chat about DAX, the formula language used throughout Power BI, some experiences with it and how you can get started.
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