Episode 215: Azure Data Factory
We have been moving data for years with technologies like DTS and SSIS; however, these were very much designed for on-premises moves in mind. As more cloud services were being offered Microsoft needed...
27 Jan 20211h 7min
Episode 213: New Goals for 2021
We open this year with a few updates on the podcast, a change to SQL Trail, and we invite you to give us some feedback on writing a book for 2021. The show notes for today's episode can be found at ht...
13 Jan 202132min
Episode 212: 10 Things You Need to Know About Data Security
20 years ago, the objection to implementing security on the basis of performance had validity—especially for smaller organizations. Security was a pain in the neck; however, how many of us are still h...
31 Des 202059min
Episode 211: Solorigate
Microsoft released a lengthy white paper on the SolarWinds hack affecting thousands of computers. This is scary stuff, and the details continue to come out slowly and you wonder how it all will play o...
23 Des 202046min
Episode 210: The Elephant in the Room
It was sad news to hear PASS plans to dissolve in January of 2021. So much good has come of the community and it is sad to see it go. In this episode, we explore the why behind the collapse and what w...
18 Des 202052min
Episode 209: Career Ready: Advice to New Graduates
Finding your first full time job is incredibly difficult—and that was before we were in a worldwide pandemic. In this episode, we discuss some strategies and share some experiences about how we got ou...
14 Des 202050min
Episode 208: SQL Server and Graph Data
There is a growing list of formats to store data and Graph is one of the newer trends. It is becoming so popular SQL Server has created ways to implement graph structures. Mala Mahadevan joins us in t...
28 Okt 202032min
Episode 207: SQL Trail 2020 Retrospective
SQL Trail 2020 was a success! There was a time I was unconvinced this would be the case. This is not to say we didn't have issues; however, talking with others helped us avoid some common pitfalls and...
15 Okt 202025min
