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 153
SQL Trail 2018 Retrospective
November 07, 2018
21 minutes
The SQL Data Partners employee's retrospective on the 2018 SQL Trail event: how Year Two of the conference went and some ideas for next year.

Episode 152
Do you use Analysis Services?
November 01, 2018
44 minutes
Guest Trey Johnson, author, speaker, consultant and technology leader, discusses SSAS, its future, and how Power BI might make it more accessible.

Episode 151
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
October 24, 2018
39 minutes
Return guest Javier Villegas, Microsoft MVP, discusses Azure SQL Database Managed Instance and how using it could help your organization.

Episode 150
The SQL Data Partners Team
October 18, 2018
32 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast celebrates the 150th episode with an introduction to the SQL Data Partners team and some of the company's goals.

Episode 149
Managing lots of databases
October 11, 2018
36 minutes
Return guest Tracy Boggiano, Microsoft Data Platform MVP & Database Administrator, shares her experiences as she manages over 300 instances.

Episode 148
High Performance SSRS
October 03, 2018
40 minutes
Return guest Bert Wagner, Master Business Intelligence Developer, shares some of the ways he has improved his under-performing reports in SSRS.

Episode 147
Always Encrypted
September 19, 2018
36 minutes
Guest Sam Nasr, Sr. Software Engineer, discusses Always Encrypted and how to know if it is the solution to your security needs on-prem or in the cloud.

Episode 146
SQL Trail Speakers
September 13, 2018
23 minutes
The SQL Data Partners Podcast host interviews each of the six talented speakers that will be presenting at the SQL Trail conference this year.

Episode 145
Is SSIS still relevant? Part 2
September 05, 2018
25 minutes
Guests Jason Horner, Azure Data Platform trainer & Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Senior Consultant, tell us how to keep up with all of the data conversion changes.

Episode 144
Is SSIS still relevant? Part 1
August 29, 2018
44 minutes
Guests Jason Horner, Azure Data Platform trainer, and Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Senior Consultant, discuss how your SSIS integrations will never be the same.
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