Best Sqlserver Podcasts (2025)

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All the Costs of Downtime 4:36

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8h 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

2h 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

2h 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…

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AI Steals Joy 2:52

28m ago2:52

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Take a moment and think about how much work you do each day. If you write code, how much time do you actually spend writing code around meetings, admin work, and other tasks. If you manage systems and develop scripts, how often do you get to work on a script, change it, upgrade it, or add a new feature? I bet it's a minority of time for most of you…

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The Security of Old Tech 4:05

3h ago4:05

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There has been a lot of news about air traffic problems in the US in 2025. I haven't had any delays due to this, though I've gotten a few messages in my travels that I might want to reschedule. There was an article that some of the technology still used in various facilities is old and needs upgrading. Old as in Windows 95 and floppy disks. That's …

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Password Guidance 2:50

3h ago2:50

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I remember working at a large organization with a team of other IT Operations staffers. We rotated this one job every month amongst a few people, each taking turns, where we'd lose a day to update all the privileged passwords for our servers. This was before Managed Service Accounts and the cloud, when we were required to change these every 30 days…

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Episode 179 - SQL Server 2025 RC0 announced and weird latch timeouts 34:40

13d ago34:40

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Guy and Eitan discuss several interesting announcements and updates from Microsoft related to SQL Server and VS Code. And also Eitan talks about a weird issue he encountered involving page latch time-outs during DBCC CHECK command. Please fill out the SQL Server on Linux adoption survey here! Thank you! Relevant links: Higher log rate for business …

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Requiring Technical Debt Payments 3:38

1d ago3:38

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I was working with a customer recently that is trying to improve their processes. This was a large company, over 100,000 employees, though most of them aren't in the technology area. However, across many divisions and groups, there are a lot of developers and operations personnel who have tended to work in silos, managing their own applications and…

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פרק 186 - על אחת כמה וכמה באגים 34:33

15d ago34:33

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גיא ואיתן מספרים על מספר באגים מעניינים ומיוחדים שנתקלו בהם בחודש האחרון ב-SQL Server. קישורים רלוונטיים: parameter sensitive plan (PSP) optimization produces a dispatcher expression but fails to create a query variant when an application attempts to use the SET FMTONLY ON T-SQL statement to return only metadata. microsoft-dbas-club/Maintenance/Dat…

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Guidelines and Requirements 3:15

4d ago3:15

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I saw a post from Brent that Microsoft had changed the default memory guidance. At first glance I read this as they'd changed the default values, which would be interesting. However, this is a guideline, set to 75%. I also saw a few thoughts from Randolph West on LinkedIn, and quite a few comments. The comments were interesting in a few ways. It is…

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Concerns over AI Chat Privacy 3:07

19d ago3:07

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One of the major concerns for using GenAI tools is who is reading the data you submit as a prompt, and will this data be used in future training of the model? In other words, could someone using a future model access the data I put in a GenAI chat? It's a valid concern, and not just because of the vendors. There is a lawsuit over the use of data by…

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Data Sovereignty in the Cloud 3:11

24d ago3:11

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I remember the court case years ago when the US government wanted to access data in Azure that was physically stored in Ireland. I wrote lightly about this and linked to the article back in 2020. This has typically been more of a concern for the EU (and other countries) than the US, but I'm sure there are organizations in the US that use the cloud …

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Ghostworkers 3:26

26d ago3:26

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Ghostworking is pretending to be busy at work. According to this article, it's on the rise with a number of people looking for other remote opportunities at other organizations. Some employees might be just wasting time at the office, though I suspect there is a minority that are actually working at another (second) job. Maybe they are growing a si…

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Your Favorite Improvement 3:14

1M ago3:14

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SQL Server 2025 is out in preview form. CTP 2.0 is available for you to test, and there are quite a few changes that have been added to the platform. Some of these are already in the cloud, but this is your chance to test them in your environment. This is version 17.x, though I don't know we've really had 17 versions to work with. In any case, ther…

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Can You Ask for a Raise? 3:45

1M ago3:45

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I mean, you can ask for a raise. It's always an option, but is now the time to ask for a raise in this economic climate, where businesses can be unsettled and there are a lot of tech workers looking for jobs. I even saw a piece that noted many computer science graduates are struggling to get hired at the top tech firms. While that's not where most …

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The Next Great Thing 3:24

1M ago3:24

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At SQL Bits, I was chatting with Brent about a few things, including AI, which we think is changing the world. I've got my set of AI experiments going, and I do believe we will fundamentally alter work and how we use computers in the future. Not sure if it's for the better or worse, but things are changing and will change more. Read the rest of The…

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Who is Using Standard Edition? 1:52

1M ago1:52

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For many years, most of the SQL Server installations I managed or deployed to were Standard Edition. Even in large companies that had agreements with Microsoft, since each instance had a cost (even at a discount), we were careful about where we installed Enterprise Edition. These days with Microsoft wanting to charge everyone for every core, it mak…

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Carrots and Sticks 2:23

1M ago2:23

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Often, we work on projects that might span a significant amount of time. Weeks, months, even years can be devoted to working on one system, or the same system. We may find that our motivation rises and wanes at different times. We get excited and motivated to get things done, and also become discouraged or distracted when challenges arise. Not all …

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Episode 178 - AI is another thing to babysit 36:50

1M ago36:50

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Guy and Eitan discuss security-related best practice scripts, and several interesting AI topics. Relevant links: microsoft-dbas-club/Security and Compliance/Check_Passwords_SQL_Server_Generated.sql microsoft-dbas-club/Security and Compliance/Best Practice Checks/Invalid_owner_for_system_schema_role_or_database.sql microsoft-dbas-club/Security and C…

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Storage Enhancements 2:54

1M ago2:54

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There was a time when I knew a lot about the various storage technologies available for a database. It was important when designing a server around the various requirements for size and performance balanced against the limitations of hardware. The rapid growth of solid state storage and the adoption of storage area networks have changed the game fo…

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פרק 185 - פרק שלם על אסף שלם 50:59

1M ago50:59

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בפרק זה אנחנו מראיינים את אסף שלם. אסף הוא DBA בעל שנים רבות של ניסיון בחברות גיימינג וטכנולוגיות שונות. אנחנו מדברים על נסיונו של אסף, הישגיו המעניינים, ומה כדאי ל-DBA-ים לדעת בהקשר של העולם המודרני בענן ובינה מלאכותית. קישורים רלוונטים: Assaf Shalem | LinkedInBy SQL Server Radio

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Episode 286: Data Governance and Security In Microsoft Fabric 33:24

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In this episode of the SQL Data Partners Podcast, host Carlos L. Chacón is joined by Kevin Feasel and Eugene Meidinger for a deep dive into data governance and security within Microsoft Fabric. As part of Season 8’s focus on Fabric, the trio explores how governance tools and practices are evolving with Microsoft’s platform, including the use of dom…

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Episode 177 - Five and a Half Enhancements in SQL Server 2025 29:18

2M ago29:18

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Guy and Eitan discuss Stephen Planck's blog post "Five SQL Server 2025 Enhancements DBAs Will Notice", and add some of their own insights. Relevant links: Five SQL Server 2025 Enhancements DBAs Will Notice - SQL Table Talk Configure a flexible automatic failover policy for an availability group - SQL Server Always On | Microsoft Learn Accelerated D…

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A Well Deserved Break 2:44

3M ago2:44

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This is my last day of work. Not forever, just for six weeks. I'm off on my sabbatical after today and won't be back until August 11. However, everything should run smoothly with Grant and Kellyn holding things down until I return. Have a little patience with them as this site can be a bit of a hectic whirlwind at times, and they still have other j…

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The Technical Debt Anchor 2:59

3M ago2:59

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I ran across an article on the 7 types of tech debt that can cripple your business, which is a great title. It certainly is one that might scare a lot of CTOs/CIOs/tech management. I am sure that much of the IT management gets concerned on a regular basis with how quickly their staff can evolve their software to meet new business needs. The first t…

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פרק 184 - מתגעגעים לשיעמום מתוך הממ(שר)ד 39:54

3M ago39:54

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גיא ואיתן מדברים על העבודה בצל הקונפליקט עם איראן וכל הבלגן, ודנים בנושאים של אבטחת מידע ב-SQL Server. קישורים רלוונטיים: Introducing "Backups on Secondary" for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups with SQL Server 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub Configure a flexible automatic failover policy for an availability group - SQL Server Always On | Mic…

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The Data Warehousing Choice 2:50

3M ago2:50

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Each time I compile and curate the Database Weekly newsletter, I find lots of Fabric content from the various sources I watch to compose the newsletter. Since I primarily deal with the Microsoft Data Platform stack, this makes sense. Most of the things I am interested in are related to Microsoft, and as a result, I tend to use sources that also use…