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 163
Very Large Databases
March 13, 2019
40 minutes
Guest Aaron Hayes, Senior Manager-Platforms, chats about his experiences managing very large databases with SQL Server and several strategies he employs.

Episode 162
Power Query vs DAX
February 27, 2019
28 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts talk about the differences between Power Query and DAX, what they do and when, and why you might use them.

Episode 161
Migrating/Upgrading 8000 Databases
February 20, 2019
45 minutes
Guest Andy Levy, SQL Server DBA, chats about the strategies he used to migrate and upgrade 8,000 databases on a single instance with time constraints.

Episode 160
Power BI Embedded
February 13, 2019
31 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts discuss Power BI Embedded, why you might want to use it, and how to set it up so your app can have kick-butt reports.

Episode 159
Power BI Dataflows
February 06, 2019
46 minutes
Guest Matthew Roche, Senior Program Manager: Power BI CAT, chats about how you can use Dataflows to transform and present data from multiple sources.

Episode 158
Gateways
January 23, 2019
36 minutes
In the first of the Power BI series, SQL Data Partners Podcast co-hosts talk about why you need a gateway to refresh your data and how to set it up.

Episode 157
Windows Server Core
January 10, 2019
34 minutes
Guest Frank Henninger, Database Administrator, chats about Windows Server Core and why you might want to use it, even though it has no GUI.

Episode 156
Social Intelligence
January 02, 2019
47 minutes
Guest Linda Groszyk, Social Cognitive Specialist, discusses how we can improve with self-awareness, situational awareness, and behavioral adjustments.

Episode 155
Data Science
December 12, 2018
40 minutes
Guest Brad Llewellyn, Senior Analytics Associate specializing in Data Science, gives his take on the field and how it has developed out of data analysis.
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