An episodic conversation about solving problems with the Microsoft data platform, our podcast combines trending topics and professional development to keep you easily informed and entertained.
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Meet the Hosts
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Carlos Chacon
Director of Data Solutions at Marathon, Founder of SQL Data Partners Podcast, Organizer + Sponsor, SQL Trail
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Eugene Meidinger
Senior Data Solutions and Power BI Consultant, Pluralsight Author
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Kevin Feasel
Proprietor, Catallaxy Services, LLC, Data & AI Specialist, Author
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Podcast Episodes
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Episode 68
SSIS Administration
October 15, 2016
53 minutes
Guest Ravi Kumar, Senior Data Warehouse Developer, shares some thoughts around SSIS administration, which is the most popular ETL tool in the Microsoft stack.
Episode 67
Dear Developer
October 15, 2016
46 minutes
Guests Allen White, Kevin Feasel, Jonathan Stewart, Tim McAliley and others give their thoughts on setting up and testing the test environment.
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Episode 64
Are Microsoft Certifications Worth It?
October 03, 2016
35 minutes
Guest Patrick Thomas, Microsoft MCP and MCT Programs Manager, discusses the role certifications play, and in what way they continue to provide value.
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Episode 65
Building a Great Data Architecture
October 03, 2016
38 minutes
Guest Jason Horner, Business Intelligence Solutions Architect, chats about data warehouse use, cube maintenance and building a good data architecture.
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Episode 63
Availability Groups
September 21, 2016
36 minutes
Guest John Sterrett, CEO and principal consultant, chats on the new features of Availability Groups in 2016 and how data availability options have changed.
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Episode 62
Ask me anything--Cortana Intelligence Suite
September 06, 2016
35 minutes
Guest Melissa Coates chats about how the Cortana Intelligence Suite is all the rage these days and how Microsoft is coming out with lots of new features.
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Episode 61
The Debrief
September 05, 2016
47 minutes
Guest Russ Thomas, Senior DBA , shares the who, what, where, why, and how of a good debrief and how to implement it in a corporate setting.
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Episode 60
U-SQL
September 02, 2016
40 minutes
Guest Azhagappan Arunachalam, Sr Application Database Architect, talks about U-SQL and where it fits into the pyramid of tools available for us to use.
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Episode 59
Mirroring, Availability Groups, Replication, and Log shipping
August 24, 2016
50 minutes
Guests Andy Mallon and Mariano Kovo chat about the differences between availability groups, mirroring, log shipping, and replication.
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