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SQL Data Partners Podcast

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    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 end.  A quick thank you and a glimpse of what is next.  ...
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    • 11 months ago
    04:10
    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 data governance and security within Microsoft Fabric. As par...
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    • 1 year ago
    33:24
    Fabric personas were originally designed to break down the various functional roles within Microsoft Fabric—such as Power BI, Data Factory, Data Activator, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Warehou...
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    • 1 year ago
    34:05
    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 this episode of the podcast, Belinda Allen takes us on a ...
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    • 1 year ago
    58:57
    Microsoft Fabric offers two enterprise-scale, open-standard format workloads for data storage: Warehouse and Lakehouse. Which service should you choose? In this episode, we dive into the technical com...
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    • 1 year ago
    48:59
    As you start using Fabric, having a central location for your data is crucial. OneLake acts as this unified destination, offering a single, consolidated repository for all your data. In this podcast e...
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    • 1 year ago
    31:39
    At the Microsoft Build Conference in May 2023, Microsoft announced the new Fabric, where you could slice and dice all your data harmoniously within the environment. A few months later, Kevin, Eugene, ...
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    • 1 year ago
    18:56
    If you use SQL Server, you will eventually have to migrate that instance somewhere – to a new version, a new server, the cloud . . . somewhere. Or perhaps you'll find yourself migrating from another d...
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    • 1 year ago
    01:03:07
    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 episode with Anders Pedersen! With over 10 different SQL Serv...
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    • 2 years ago
    01:04:29
    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 how a SQL Server professional might begin a dive into Postgre...
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    • 2 years ago
    01:02:29
    Listener beware! This episode is full of danger as we tackle an interesting use case for Dynamic SQL. Dynamic SQL generally has a bad reputation in SQL Server circles, and with good reason. Dynamic SQ...
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    • 2 years ago
    41:46
    What kinds of problems are organizations solving with Machine Learning? In this episode, we explore a situation where a public works department was looking for more accurate information to predict fut...
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    • 2 years ago
    44:42
    After discussing the Capabilities Maturity Model in our last episode, it was fate when Andy Levy reached out and suggested a topic which sounds like a case study about his experience with CMM. As the ...
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    • 2 years ago
    51:13
    Have you ever felt stuck in a rut, repeating the same tasks, while knowing there is room for improvement? The Capability Maturity Model may be a way for you to start contributing to those improvements...
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    • 2 years ago
    55:27
    Do you find yourself repeating the same actions when pulling SQL Server performance metrics?  Performance tuning a troublesome SQL Server can be a challenge. Luckily the community continues to produce...
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    • 2 years ago
    50:26
    This past November, Eugene and I attended the 2023 PASS Data Community Summit (aka PASS Summit) in Seattle, while Kevin headed down to Orlando for the Microsoft Live! 360 event in Orlando. Having no r...
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    • 2 years ago
    38:59
    Moving up the ranks in the holy technology wars is the medallion architecture, and boy are we interested in getting your thoughts. Not since the 2008 Olympics and Michael Phelps' tenth of a second win...
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    • 2 years ago
    39:01
    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 term manage services refers to the practice of outsourcing ...
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    • 2 years ago
    16:31
    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 thought this was a very interesting topic as Microsoft has been ...
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    • 2 years ago
    53:41
    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 supported a platform called Unified Messaging. At that time,...
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    • 2 years ago
    43:58
    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 from another group one and wait. Even waiting on an Azure VM ...
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    • 3 years ago
    36:56
    Compañeros! In May, SQL Data Partners was acquired by Marathon Consulting.  There were many moving parts to get this done and we are excited to finally bring this news to the podcast.  In this episod...
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    • 3 years ago
    31:29
    A backup is only helpful when you can restore the backup. This should not prove to be overly shocking; however, normally we get the satisfaction of taking a backup and feel like all is well. Ideally,...
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    • 3 years ago
    41:04
    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 ideas vault and pulled out a couple of listener questions we ...
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    • 3 years ago
    42:04
    Learning new technology can be difficult—especially when it's a technology in an area you are not familiar with.  In this episode, Eugene walks us through some of the challenges he has faced getting s...
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    • 3 years ago
    32:05
    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 of fun at our expense.  In this episode we explore the Azure...
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    • 3 years ago
    50:51
    We're back with another SQL Server 2022 feature—Contained Availability Groups.  Have you ever failed over to a secondary node and then found a job or login missing?  This new Enterprise-only feature a...
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    • 3 years ago
    36:25
    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 on this feature--we know we had fun. 😊 These are not the sn...
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    • 3 years ago
    27:46
    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 the goal to increase this count in the new year. 😊 We discuss...
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    • 3 years ago
    30:08
    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 the pros and cons of running your own organization. We tackle ...
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    • 3 years ago
    39:36
    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 community. Thanks to everyone who has joined us along the way, an...
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    • 3 years ago
    56:50
    One of the biggest challenges with developers using object-relational mapping (ORM) tools is the bad queries or procedures they create. Sure, most tools can create CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete, ...
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    • 3 years ago
    28:43
    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 the SQL Data Partners Podcast, we talk with Kevin Martin, the ...
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    • 3 years ago
    29:56
    In this episode, we dive into the Power Apps offering and discuss the pros and cons of using this latest Microsoft offering. Some definitions are given and hopefully this episode can orient folks on h...
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    • 3 years ago
    35:11
    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 for most folks, setting up a regular cadence to check is a r...
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    • 4 years ago
    29:40
    How can you begin to integrate AI models into your environment without spending months building everything out? As we continue our march to Episode 256, we bring back our friend Sam Nasr to talk about...
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    • 4 years ago
    41:41
    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 some of them have some physical comedy, which you'll have to...
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    • 4 years ago
    19:21
    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 Podcast, we introduce the latest offering in Power BI and ...
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    • 4 years ago
    27:33
    How do you keep records of your SQL Server environments?  Patching levels, security accounts, configuration options, maintenance jobs and the like are some of the pieces we have to keep organized.  Ar...
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    • 4 years ago
    01:01:00
    IT workers will generally claim they like learning new technology—it is almost a required attribute.  Why then is bringing in new technology so hard?  In this episode, we explore how new technologies ...
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    • 4 years ago
    35:55
    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 conference and talk about some of the announcements made.  We tr...
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    • 4 years ago
    29:39
    SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version 18 was introduced to support SQL Server 2019 and in this episode of the podcast, we discuss some of the new updates available in SSMS and Azure Data Studio....
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    • 4 years ago
    39:01
    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, Josephine Bush talks with us about how we can use a combin...
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    • 4 years ago
    01:06:34
    Conferences are on the uptick as COVID restrictions lift and we are excited for the upcoming year. After Eugene's return from SQLBits my thoughts revolved around what I wanted to learn this year at co...
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    • 4 years ago
    42:57
    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 out.  In this episode of the podcast, we talk about upgradi...
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    • 4 years ago
    50:24
    Do you find you need to keep SQL Server tables in sync across multiple systems?  After several projects involving syncing data, we return to the topic of Azure SQL Data Sync with some real world examp...
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    • 4 years ago
    38:27
    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, we discuss how this same service is implemented in other A...
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    • 4 years ago
    34:09
    SQL Server 2022 has been announced and we are excited to start unpacking the new features. For this episode, we start with a very interesting feature--Bi-directional HA/DR to Azure SQL. We have the ab...
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    • 4 years ago
    34:59
    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, there are a few things most organizations will want to address b...
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    • 4 years ago
    31:45
    Part 1 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, there are a few things most organizations will want to address b...
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    • 4 years ago
    01:06:57