Episode 39: Set statistics and StatisticsParser.com
Today on the SQL Trail I talk with Richie Rump, the podcaster, blogger, and now new hire at Brent Ozar. He and I discuss measuring query performance, using SET STATISTICS, and the story behind his Sta...
13 Apr 201630min
Episode 38: SQL Server 2016 Feature Review
Compañeros! You heard rumblings about how awesome SQL Server 2016 is, right? I talk with Rick Heiges about the wins he's seen for his clients using SQL Server 2016, including how one client's move fr...
6 Apr 201628min
Episode 37: PowerBI and the DBA
In this episode of the SQL Data Partners podcast I sit with Patrick LeBlanc during SQL Saturday RVA. We chat about Microsoft PowerBI. PowerBI is a business intelligence tool that easily connects dispa...
30 Mar 201627min
Episode 36: SQL Server Virtual Machines in Azure
You can host SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines in a variety of configurations, ranging from a single database server to a multi-machine configuration. In this episode of the SQL Data Partners Podc...
23 Mar 201631min
Episode 35: Position Yourself to Better Opportunities
On Episode 35 of The SQL Data Partners Podcast, I talk with Philip Morgan of The Positioning Manual for Technical Firms. Philip’s book has influenced my work at SQL Data Partners, so I wanted to bring...
16 Mar 201634min
Episode 34: In-Memory Tables
Hello, compañeros! You’ve heard of Hekaton and in-memory tables before, but what does in memory really mean for your database? Perhaps you have questions like I did, like how does in memory OLTP diffe...
9 Mar 201643min
Episode 33: From Developer To DBA
Many developers will make the transition to the DBA role and in this episode I chat with Amy Herold about making that very move. Amy started as a C#/.NET developer and moved into the database world a...
2 Mar 201629min
Episode 32: Up Your Game With PowerShell!
PowerShell, isn't that a Windows Administration tool? This is certainly how it is positioned by Microsoft, but why should the DBA community give it more than a passing glance? My guest is Mike Fal a...
24 Feb 201631min
