
Episode 159: Power BI Dataflows
So what happens when you want to use data from two different sources, manipulate it (transform it) and then present the data in Power BI -- and you don't know how to use SSIS? Well, it turns out you c...
6 Feb 201945min

Episode 158: Gateways
For only 10 bucks a month you can start visualizing your data and finally get the dashboard your executives have been waiting for!! What's that? You need to refresh the data--perhaps even multiple tim...
24 Jan 201935min

Episode 156: Social Intelligence
How well do you connect with others? We generally think pretty good of ourselves and at first glance you may give yourself a pretty high score. While there is no test you can take to compare your res...
2 Jan 201946min

Episode 155: Data Science
Do you want to be a data scientist? Do you even know what data science is? In this episode, we tackle the idea of being a data scientist and discuss the criteria and what it may take to get the job de...
13 Dec 201840min

Episode 154: Test Driven Development
Who hasn't had a deployment go a bit sideways? For all the talk of DevOps these days, the ability to push out code can still be challenging. When I heard David Moore, our guest today, talk about the...
21 Nov 201841min

Episode 153: SQL Trail 2018 Retrospective
Year Two of our beautiful idea--gather together with a group of podcast listeners in a conference type format and find ways for us to connect and help each other grow. I am influenced by what I see i...
7 Nov 201820min

Episode 152: Do you use Analysis Services?
Those trained in SSAS may cringe a bit, but a curious thought entered my mind. Many organizations start using data warehouse structure with fact and dimension tables, but never make it to the 'cube' ...
1 Nov 201844min





















