Episode 142: Do You Have a HEAP of Hurting?

In a previous episode (175) we discussed migrating to the cloud, and we had a few comments from our compañeros which mentioned we should include more details around cloud infrastructure—the pieces or ...

23 Apr 202036min

In 1990, the group Snap! release a song called "The Power". It would take Microsoft more than 20 years, but they eventually came up with a series of 'power' tools they built into Excel. Those tools la...

15 Apr 202022min

This is a topic I have been interested in covering for some time and as our world faces a crisis dictating that we stay home, it seems like a good time to talk about teleworking. Everyone will have a ...

2 Apr 202035min

The number of new programming languages never ceases to amaze me. Technology advances continue to require new ways of allowing users to customize the way they use tools and Power BI is no different. I...

26 Mar 202039min

After Episode 180 on PolyBase came out, we received a few questions on use cases for PolyBase. Compañeros, when you ask, we reply! This episode we carve out 3 use cases for PolyBase and ways in which ...

19 Mar 202033min

Our regular host is down for the count with the flu; however, the podcast must go on! In this episode, we answer a listener-submitted question about Power BI Premium. Kevin and Eugene take us through ...

12 Mar 202029min

What is the future of the DBA and what technologies should I be focused on? In this episode, we attempt to look into the crystal ball and give our take on the future of work for the data platform prof...

4 Mar 202043min

Wouldn't it be nice if you could filter the rows a user sees in Power BI? What's that? You've already implemented Row-Level Security at the database level? Well, that actually won't help you in Power ...

12 Feb 202020min