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 157: Windows Server Core
I can still remember working in high school when you had to 'dial in' to the internet and Microsoft bought the rights to the Rolling Stones song 'Start Me Up' for the release of their highly anticipat...
10 Jan 201933min
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
