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In this podcast, I discuss a variety of SQL Server related topics mixed with a sprinkling of professional development and I talk with some of the biggest names in the industry. I want to int...
Companeros, all good things must come to an end. While the details of what is next is uncertain, my time with the podcast is coming to an en...
In this episode of the SQL Data Partners Podcast, host Carlos L. Chacón is joined by Kevin Feasel and Eugene Meidinger for a deep dive into...
Fabric personas were originally designed to break down the various functional roles within Microsoft Fabric—such as Power BI, Data Factory,...
Once you have your data stored in OneLake, you'll be ready to start transforming it to improve it's usability, accuracy, and efficiency. In...
Microsoft Fabric offers two enterprise-scale, open-standard format workloads for data storage: Warehouse and Lakehouse. Which service should...
In Episode 281, we introduced Microsoft OneLake with a high-level overview. Now we're going deeper with a discussion on the Parquet format,...
As you start using Fabric, having a central location for your data is crucial. OneLake acts as this unified destination, offering a single,...
At the Microsoft Build Conference in May 2023, Microsoft announced the new Fabric, where you could slice and dice all your data harmoniously...
If you use SQL Server, you will eventually have to migrate that instance somewhere – to a new version, a new server, the cloud . . . somewhe...
Can you run SQL Server on Azure VM? Which VM is best? Is running SQL Server on a VM in Azure the right choice? Find out in this insightful e...
Is testing out pgAdmin on your to-do list? In this episode of the podcast, we chat with Ryan Booz, a PostgreSQL advocate at Redgate, about h...
Listener beware! This episode is full of danger as we tackle an interesting use case for Dynamic SQL. Dynamic SQL generally has a bad reputa...
What kinds of problems are organizations solving with Machine Learning? In this episode, we explore a situation where a public works departm...
After discussing the Capabilities Maturity Model in our last episode, it was fate when Andy Levy reached out and suggested a topic which sou...
Have you ever felt stuck in a rut, repeating the same tasks, while knowing there is room for improvement? The Capability Maturity Model may...
Do you find yourself repeating the same actions when pulling SQL Server performance metrics? Performance tuning a troublesome SQL Server can...
This past November, Eugene and I attended the 2023 PASS Data Community Summit (aka PASS Summit) in Seattle, while Kevin headed down to Orlan...
Moving up the ranks in the holy technology wars is the medallion architecture, and boy are we interested in getting your thoughts. Not since...
In this Episode, Carlos talks about managed services and shares some of the benefits of working with an MSP, as well as potential cons. The...
We love hearing from our listeners!!! In this episode, a long-time listener asked about the future of AI in the data platform space. We thou...
All your data, all your teams—in one place. What am I? If you said Microsoft Fabric, you win! When I interned with Cisco Systems in 2000, I...
We're kicking off Season 7 with containers! Spinning up a VM may not be such a big deal anymore; however, most of us still have to request f...
Compañeros! In May, SQL Data Partners was acquired by Marathon Consulting . There were many moving parts to get this done and we are excited...
A backup is only helpful when you can restore the backup. This should not prove to be overly shocking; however, normally we get the satisfac...
When we couldn't confirm a guest speaker by recording time, Eugene, Kevin, Amanda, and I decided the show must go on, so we went into the id...
Learning new technology can be difficult—especially when it's a technology in an area you are not familiar with. In this episode, Eugene wal...
It would appear Microsoft has run out of words to use for new features/products, so they are just going to recycle existing words for a bit...
We're back with another SQL Server 2022 feature—Contained Availability Groups. Have you ever failed over to a secondary node and then found...
We kick off the new year discussing a new feature in SQL Server 2022 called Transact-SQL snapshot backups. Good luck with the Google search...
As we close out the year, we take a look back and think about all those SQL Server 2022 episodes we didn't record this year—and then make th...
Have you ever thought about working for yourself? It can be very enticing for some, and in this episode, we talk with John Sterrett about th...
Seven years ago, I started the SQL Data Partners Podcast. We have now arrived at Episode 256, and we dedicate this episode to you, the commu...
One of the biggest challenges with developers using object-relational mapping (ORM) tools is the bad queries or procedures they create. Sure...
Would you be interested in a tool to help you do code review checks and provide developers guidance on best practices? In this episode of th...
In this episode, we dive into the Power Apps offering and discuss the pros and cons of using this latest Microsoft offering. Some definition...
Knowing your SQL Server is patched when an issue occurs is worth the effort of keeping it patched. While I don't suggest a zero-day install...
How can you begin to integrate AI models into your environment without spending months building everything out? As we continue our march to...
This episode we are doing a bit of a look back and are going to air some previously buried content. Some of the bloopers are pre-video and s...
Data marts in Power BI have arrived and the words "data mart" mean something to data professionals. In this episode of the SQL Data Partners...
How do you keep records of your SQL Server environments? Patching levels, security accounts, configuration options, maintenance jobs and the...
IT workers will generally claim they like learning new technology—it is almost a required attribute. Why then is bringing in new technology...
While we continue to review the new features of the CTP preview of SQL Server 2022, we turn our attention to the recent Microsoft Build conf...
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version 18 was introduced to support SQL Server 2019 and in this episode of the podcast, we discuss some...
Who made that change? It is one of those questions that can send chills down the spine of those responsible for databases. In this episode,...
Conferences are on the uptick as COVID restrictions lift and we are excited for the upcoming year. After Eugene's return from SQLBits my tho...
SQL Server 2012 is end of life later this year. I feel too young for this to be happening—it seems like only last year SQL Server 2005 came...
Do you find you need to keep SQL Server tables in sync across multiple systems? After several projects involving syncing data, we return to...
Azure Synapse Link is a feature coming to SQL Server in the next release. While there are few details on what the new feature will look like...
SQL Server 2022 has been announced and we are excited to start unpacking the new features. For this episode, we start with a very interestin...
Part 2 Power BI has been described as a "self-service" BI platform. While that may bring to mind an image of easy-peasy, plug-and-play, ther...