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 37
Power BI
March 30, 2016
27 minutes
Guest Patrick Lablanc, Microsoft Data Platform Solutions Architect, chats about Microsoft Power BI, a new reporting tool that connects disparate data sources.
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Episode 36
Azure Virtual Servers
March 23, 2016
32 minutes
Guest Luis Vargas, Microsoft Principal Program Manager, discusses the difference between Azure SQL Server and Azure VMs running SQL Server.
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Episode 35
Position Yourself to Better Opportunities
March 16, 2016
34 minutes
Guest Philip Morgan, consultant to independent consultants, shares his insights on moving from generalist to specialist in your career.
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Episode 34
In-Memory OLTP
March 09, 2016
43 minutes
Guest Jos de Bruijn, Senior Program Manager with Azure SQL Server Database Systems, discusses what Hekaton and in-memory OLTP mean for your database.
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Episode 33
Moving From The Developer Role to the DBA Role
March 02, 2016
29 minutes
Guest Amy Herold, SQL Server consultant, shares her tips from the trenches about making the move from development to database administration.
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Episode 32
Level Up Your Game With PowerShell
February 24, 2016
31 minutes
Guest Mike Fal, Senior SQL Server DBA, chats about how PowerShell isn't just a Windows Administration tool and ways data pros can use it.
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Episode 31
What Has Virtualization Done To My Database?
February 17, 2016
31 minutes
Guest David Klee, SQL Server, virtualization, and infrastructure consultant, discusses how as database administrators, we have to live with virtualization.
Episode 30
The Best Investment You Can Make
February 10, 2016
30 minutes
Guest Bruce Van Horn, Life, Leadership, and Business Coach, talks about how the most important investment you should make is the investment in yourself.
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Episode 29
Are You Thinking What SQL Server is Thinking?
February 03, 2016
30 minutes
Guest Brent Ozar, SQL Server expert, talks about the differences between how we would get data out of the database and how SQL Server does it.
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