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 90
DBCC CheckDB
April 05, 2017
72 minutes
Return guest Sean McCown, SQL Server management software creator, makes the case for why you really should be running the command DBCC CheckDB
Episode 89
Lone DBA
March 28, 2017
52 minutes
Guest Monica Rathbun, Sr. Database Administrator and Business Intelligence Architect, gives you the ultimate lone-DBA survival guide.
Episode 88
SharePoint
March 22, 2017
60 minutes
Guest Todd Klindt, Distinguished Architect and SharePoint expert, discusses the trouble with SharePoint and asks "why can't we all just get along?"
Episode 87
Resource Governor
March 15, 2017
50 minutes
Guest DBA Mark Wilkinson chats about how you can get better stats from your database and tame wild processes at the same time with Resource Governor.
Episode 86
tSQLt
March 03, 2017
43 minutes
Guest Sebastian Meine, SQL Server expert and data scientist, chats about how automated unit testing is closer than ever with the tSQLt framework.
Episode 85
Speedbumps Upgrading to 2016
March 01, 2017
39 minutes
Return guest Javier Villegas, Microsoft MVP, discusses how not everyone had a smooth transition upgrading to SQL 2016 and he shares his experience.
Episode 84
MVP
February 22, 2017
43 minutes
Guest Kathi Kellenberger, two-time Microsoft MVP, talks with the hosts about her journey and what it takes to become a Microsoft MVP.
Episode 83
Data Visualizations
February 15, 2017
50 minutes
Guest Jonathan Stewart, SQL Server teacher/speaker/mentor, asks how many times have you though about what your reports actually look like?
Episode 82
Indexes Part 2
February 08, 2017
44 minutes
Guest Randolph West, database architect/consultant/author/director, continues the conversation on indexes and talks about care and feeding.
Episode 81
Indexes Part I
February 01, 2017
45 minutes
Guest Randolph West, Microsoft MVP, talks about the basics, of indexes and the implications of choosing or not choosing the way your data is structured.
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