Best Sqlserver Podcasts (2025)

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Being Mindful of Design Time 3:09

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3h ago3:09

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Over the last few years, I've worked a lot with various customers on finding better ways to build database software, often using the principles of DevOps to drive the change. A lot of managers and leads want to see a smoother process to help their teams become more efficient. DBAs often want less overhead and friction in the process, while develope…

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Internal Staff Growth 2:54

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Imagine that you are about to tackle a new project that will take more than a year. This might be a new system, perhaps a cloud migration, or maybe it's rewriting something that doesn't work well. You don't have enough employees to undertake the project without overloading everyone. Your team needs to grow. Would you rather hire a more senior perso…

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Episode 181 - The new SSMS is still blue 33:23

35m ago33:23

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Guy and Eitan talk about the new preview version of SSMS, application locks, and stupid troubles with TempDB shrinkage. Relevant links: Announcing the Release of SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 | Microsoft Community Hub Release Notes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3 Get Started - GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management…

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Do You Really Need HA? 3:33

8h ago3:33

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I ran across a thought-provoking post from Chrissy LeMaire asking if we should reconsider SQL Server HA. The post actually asks if you've considered not using it. The default from Chrissy, for most installations, is to use standalone SQL Servers. This isn't to say she's against HA solutions (FCIs or AGs), but that they often cause problems and migh…

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Poor Name Choice 3:07

1h ago3:07

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I wrote recently about some work with Redgate Clone, and one of the things I did was start up a blank container instance of SQL Server from the image named empty-sql-current. This image contains SQL Server 2019. Clearly, "current" was a poor choice. I see this often in various places, where someone will reference "current", "new", "latest", or some…

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Data > Hype 4:07

1d ago4:07

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There is a ton of hype now about using GenAI for various tasks, especially for technical workers. There are lots of executives who would like to use AI to reduce their cost of labor, whether that's getting more out of their existing staff or perhaps even reducing staff. Salesforce famously noted they weren't hiring software engineers in 2025. I'm n…

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Practice Until You Don't Get It Wrong 2:45

10d ago2:45

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I wrote recently about a bad first day for an intern. He/she was fired, without cause in my opinion, when a production database was damaged while following a document for developer setup. The situation felt like a mistake, and one that wasn't necessarily the fault of the individual. To me, this was extremely poor handling of the situation from a CT…

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פרק 188 - אאוטג'ים ועימודים 33:56

13d ago33:56

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גיא ואיתן מדברים על התקלה הגדולה שהייתה בענן של אמזון לאחרונה. וגם דנים בנושאים הקשורים לשאילתות עימוד (pagination), ואינדקסים של DiskANN. קישורים רלוונטים: Pagination in SQL Server Why DISKANN Vector Indexes Are So Slow To Create In SQL Server לחברי הקהילה בלבד – 10% הנחה במהלך נובמבר על קורס -Advanced SQL, שנבנה במיוחד לארגונים עם צוותי DBA מנוסי…

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The Selfish Case for Learning AI 3:10

7d ago3:10

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I ran across this article on a survey about AI usage recently. The headline is this: 55% of businesses admit wrong decisions in making employees redundant when bringing AI into the workforce. That sounds a little ominous for those making these decisions, and a lot of you might be saying, "I could have told you that. Using AI to replace people is a …

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Reducing Cloud Cost 3:40

9d ago3:40

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Cloud costs are high and growing. Some orgs think they're out of control and are trying to limit spend. Some orgs are looking to leave the cloud. A lot of IT spend over the years has been seen as a cost center, with many executives trying to limit the growth or spend, even while they aim for digital transformations of their businesses. Throughout m…

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DevOps is DevOps 3:03

11d ago3:03

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DevOps can mean a lot of things, but I find in practice that this results in a team using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment/Delivery using automation to check and evaluate your software in some way. This should result in quicker delivery of updates and changes to customers, better agility, and higher quality of code. That last one on…

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Can/Can't Do/Don't 2:45

14d ago2:45

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The other day, I asked my daughter if she wanted me to make her some eggs. She responded with a "Yes!" in text and came to sit up at the counter while I cooked for us both. We chatted a bit, and at one point she said, "Thanks for cooking, but it's not that I can't cook." I laughed a bit and responded with "this isn't a can/can't situation, it's a d…

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Be Wary of Data 3:33

24d ago3:33

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I fly a lot, as you might have guessed if you read my blog regularly. In 2025, I've been on 56 United planes as I write this, with about 10 left to go before the end of the year. One of the things United does is sometimes send out a quick "survey" after a flight, checking to see if everything went smoothly. I don't always fill these out, but recent…

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The Journey to PostgreSQL (or anything) 3:07

23d ago3:07

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Most of you reading this work in technology, and I assume that you've had to learn something new on the job. Technology is constantly evolving, even on our existing platforms. On top of that, we are regularly given tasks that are outside of our current skill sets. Maybe not far outside, but to meet the changing demands of our jobs, we need to learn…

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We Should Demand Better 3:08

26d ago3:08

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I ran across an interesting open letter. Most of these are from individuals, often complaining or lamenting on the way something in the world works, or maybe doesn't work. This latest letter was from the Chief InfoSec Officer at JPMorganChase, a large worldwide bank. This open letter was written to the software suppliers looking to do business with…

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Episode 180 - Computed Columns with PERSISTED and Indexed Expressions 37:55

29d ago37:55

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We let a dice roll decide today's topic, and the winner ended up being: Computed Columns with PERSISTED and Indexed Expressions. We give our thoughts about it, best practices, pit falls, and tips. Relevant links: SQL Server 2025 Preview RC1: Now Supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 | Microsoft Community Hub Specify computed columns in a ta…

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The Improvement Limit 2:47

26d ago2:47

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I caught a short post from Gary Bargsley on LinkedIn that had this quote: "Many people do not believe this is true. If there isn't a fire to put out, then you are not doing a good job." He included a repost from Shaik Ashraf with that quote and an image that explains better what things a DBA is doing because they aren't always busy. I would say tha…

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פרק 187 - CDC על שום מה 38:50

1M ago38:50

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גיא ואיתן מדברים על CDC, מה ההבדל בינו לבין Change Tracking, איך זה עובד, אתגרים מעניינים, סקריפטים שימושיים, טיפים, ועוד. קישורים רלוונטים: Change Data Capture Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn sys.sp_cdc_enable_table (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn sys.sp_cdc_disable_table (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | …

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Cleaning Up the Cloud 2:49

1M ago2:49

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Recently, I got a bill from Azure. That's not an unusual thing for many of you, but for me it was a surprise because it said I was late paying. I've had a number of services running, and I thought at first that I had left something running too long, like a VM. As I checked, most of the things were paused, even the expensive ones like a Synapse work…

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PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets 3:25

2M ago3:25

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I've spent quite a bit of my career as a DBA/sysadmin/Operations person. However, I've had my share of development positions as well. As I work with customers who look to mature their database development to be more like other software development, I've noticed that PRs sometimes don't get handled as smoothly as we might like. In some sense, they a…

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Chosing an AI Model in Sept 2025 4:19

2M ago4:19

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Some of you out there are positive about AI and looking to use them. Some of you aren't too thrilled with the tools and might avoid using them. I think that not learning to harness the power of an AI is a mistake. This technology is going to change the world in many ways and you need to learn how it can help you. You also should learn where the sha…

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Don't Forget About Financial Skills 3:21

2M ago3:21

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I get a regular email from Quora, with questions that I might be able to answer or might be of interest to me. There are some database questions, some Tesla ones, and others, but recently I caught an interesting one that asked: why are most people broke? To be fair, there are a lot of questions that appear to be trolling, not people seeking answers…

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Thanks for the memories 4:10

2M ago4:10

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Companeros, all good things must come to an end. While the details of what is next is uncertain, my time with the podcast is coming to an end. A quick thank you and a glimpse of what is next.

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Getting More Time from AI 3:59

2M ago3:59

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As I get older, I find that time is the most valuable commodity I have. It's the one thing that I need more of, but I can't get it. Even if I find more efficient ways of doing things, it seems there's an endless list of things at work and on the ranch that need to be done. It seems to be the same for most of my friends in other jobs, whether in med…

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All the Costs of Downtime 4:36

2M ago4:36

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I studied economics in university, which isn't that close to database work, though I did have to work through linear regression problems by hand. I always enjoyed mathematics, so this wasn't a hardship. Until I purchased a PC that was capable of letting me do graphs and calculations in PASCAL and BASIC. Then I realized that my enjoyment wasn't that…

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Remembering Phil Factor 2:40

2M ago2:40

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One of the most prolific and popular authors at Simple Talk has been Phil Factor. He wrote many pieces on all aspects of database work and has probably written more articles on the Redgate Product Learning site than anyone else. He has entertained, informed, and inspired many database professionals in his many years as an author. Phil, aka Andrew, …

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Pushing the Limits of AGs 3:09

2M ago3:09

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Many of you reading this likely have an Availability Group (AG) set up on at least one database in your organization. Maybe not most, but many of you as this has proven to be a technology that many people like for HA/DR, upgrades, and probably other uses. As the technology has evolved from it's SQL Server 2012 debut, it has improved in many ways. T…