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 23
IO, IO, It's Off to Tune We Go
December 23, 2015
29 minutes
Guest Theresa Iserman, Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft, talks about how you can put yourself in the drivers seat by taming the IO situation .
Episode 22
Eight Years of sp_whoisactive
December 16, 2015
31 minutes
Guest Adam Machanic, independent SQL Server consultant, chats about sp_whoisactive in SQL Server and why you should go and download it right now.
Episode 21
Azure Data Factory
December 09, 2015
31 minutes
Guest Reza Rad, Microsoft MVP, discusses some of the similarities and differences between new offering Azure Data Factory and SSIS.
Episode 20
The Role of Mentors
December 02, 2015
35 minutes
SQL Data Partners Podcast host Carlos chats with fellow podcasters about their experience with mentors and the characteristics they think good mentors have.
Episode 19
How Solid State Drives Can Help SQL Server
November 25, 2015
34 minutes
Guests Justin Strong and Ananda Sankaran talk about their experiences with SSD and how organizations are using them in their environments.
Episode 18
BIML
November 18, 2015
26 minutes
Guests Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Solutions Architect, and Bill Fellows, Sr Solution Consultant, discuss BIML and how you can use it to build your SSIS packages.

Episode 17
SQL Server Partitioning
November 11, 2015
26 minutes
Guest Brandon Leach, Senior DBA, discusses SQL Server Partitioning and how it can help you maintain, move, and work with growing amounts of data.

Episode 16
SQL Server Agent
November 04, 2015
30 minutes
Guest Mark Wilkinson, Database Administrator, discusses best practices with SQL Server Agent and how MSX keeps your agent jobs in sync.

Episode 15
Working at a University
October 28, 2015
26 minutes
Guests Jamie Wick, Systems & Database Engineer, and Doug Purnell, Database Administrator, talk about their experiences working as a DBA at a university.
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