Best HadR Podcasts (2024)

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IS IT WORSE THAN HIGH FIDELITY? 58:15

5h ago58:15

58:15

Released in the year 2000 but forever stuck in the early 90's, High Fidelity finds John Cusack running a record store as he stalks and emotionally tortures every one of his ex's. Oh, and Jack Black is there too! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 167 - Let's Troubleshoot SQL AG Synchronization Latency 37:40

4d ago37:40

37:40

Fair warning for all listeners! Before starting to listen to this podcast, very strongly recommended: Have the diagram at the bottom of this page ready in front of you, so that it'll be easier for you to follow along: Common Causes and Troubleshooting Solutions for SQL AG Data Synchronization Latency - Microsoft Community Hub (sorry in advance!) Ad…

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IS IT WORSE THAN AUGUST 2024 58:14

10d ago58:14

58:14

Smashing Pumpkins are the best band ever that isn't 311. I'm serious. Why would I say otherwise? August of 2024 only matters because of how good the new Smashing Pumpkins album is. No really. I only lie to make jokes and this isn't funny. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support…

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IS IT WORSE THAN LED ZEPPELIN? 1:00:33

15d ago1:00:33

1:00:33

BAAAAAAABY! BABYBABYBABYBABYWOOOOOOOOOOOOAH BABE!!! BABY! BABY! WOOOOOAH! *This episode contains sensitive subjects. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN DAZED AND CONFUSED? 59:01

25d ago59:01

59:01

Alright, alright, alright! It's movie night! We watched Dazed & Confused to help us get ready for our next episode when we listen to way too much Led Zeppelin. Just to be clear, Dazed & Confused is NOT School of Rock. In case that wasn't clear. They're different movies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan…

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IS IT WORSE THAN JULY 2024 1:05:47

1M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

LAST MONTH ROUND UP!!! All the best albums of last month and that Eminem album too! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 166 - DR Planning for SQL Server and Loading Large CSV Files 35:32

1M ago35:32

35:32

Guy and Eitan discuss the recent CrowdStrike incident and what it would mean for DBAs, and discuss options to load huge CSV files into SQL Server as fast as possible. Relevant links: 101 of Troubleshooting SQL Server on Linux - Microsoft Community Hub bcp utility - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn Altering lock escalation for SQL Server tables (mssqlti…

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IS IT WORSE THAN BILLY WOODS? 56:49

1M ago56:49

56:49

and Armand Hammer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN JOHN CARPENTER'S APOCALYPSE TRILOGY? 1:13:12

2M ago1:13:12

1:13:12

The Thing, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness. All movies. All of them by John Carpenter. Does that make them a trilogy? Apparently yes. Does that make this MOVIE NIGHT??? Also yes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN UB40? 39:55

2M ago39:55

39:55

UB40. It's like Sublime but for 80's blockbuster movies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN JUNE 2024 1:11:44

2M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

Everything is worse than Robbin Williams the cocaine bear. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 165 - News in Azure SQL and Woes of Excel 38:44

2M ago38:44

38:44

Guy and Eitan discuss some important and interesting news from Microsoft about SQL Server, Straight Path Solutions publish 30 articles about SQL Server security checks, Guy talks about his experience with Excel, and Eitan is irritated about people still not doing SQL jobs correctly in AlwaysOn Availability Groups. Relevant links: SQLBits Free Video…

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IS IT WORSE THAN BLACK RAIN? 1:02:17

3M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

Black Black Rain, goes to my head... It's movie night!!! And the movie is Black Rain. By Ridley Scott. Staring Michael Douglas. You know? It's got that UB40 song on the soundtrack. Not Red Red Wine. The other one. From Black Rain. From 1989. It's called Black Rain. No, not the Japanese movie, the American movie that takes place in Japan. With Micha…

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IS IT WORSE THAN 21 PILOTS? Ep. 111 48:34

3M ago48:34

48:34

All my friends are heathens. Donchaknow? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN MAY 2024 1:05:16

3M ago1:05:16

1:05:16

What was the best album of May 2024? I don't know but Sebastian Bach's Child Within A Man is worse than 311. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 164 - The Good the Bad and the Ugly Transactional Replication 35:32

3M ago35:32

35:32

Guy and Eitan continue discussing HADR solutions. But this time focusing on Transactional Replication, its cons and pros and potential use cases. Also, some important announcements from Microsoft about Azure SQL! Relevant links: Data API builder General Availability (microsoft.com) Build REST API with Azure Data API Builder (DAB) (mssqltips.com) Ze…

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IS IT WORSE THAN SUICIDE SQUAD? 1:05:01

4M ago1:05:01

1:05:01

It is. It's worse than that movie. It's movie night and the movie is worse than 311. Have fun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN JIMMY BUFFETT? Ep. 110 54:35

4M ago54:35

54:35

Better late than never, I took a long nap on this episode before editing and releasing this one because Jimmy Buffett is exhausting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN APRIL 2024 1:09:12

4M ago1:09:12

1:09:12

End of the month round up (a couple of weeks late)!!! Plus a special guest host!!! Yay. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 163 - When and Why to HADR 34:37

4M ago34:37

34:37

Guy and Eitan discuss the various High Availability and Disaster Recovery options available to us in Microsoft SQL Server, their main advantages, limitations, and when it's most suitable to use or not to use them. Relevant links for further reading: AlwaysOn Basic Availability Groups / Database Mirroring AlwaysOn "Enterprize" Availability Groups Fa…

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IS IT WORSE THAN REPO MAN? 43:49

5M ago43:49

43:49

It's movie night!!! The life of a Repo Man is always in tents. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN MARCH 2024 1:09:55

6M ago1:09:55

1:09:55

Just a look at some the more... uh... important albums of March 2024. And also Scott Stapp. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 162 - Backups and Recovery, RTO, RPO, and RCO 35:55

6M ago35:55

35:55

Guy and Eitan talk about some interesting news from Microsoft about SQL Server in Azure. And also discuss the topic of Backups and Recovery, RTO, RPO, RCO, and database Integrity Checks. Relevant links: Microsoft Copilot in Azure extends capabilities to Azure SQL Database (Private Preview) - Microsoft Community Hub Regex in SQL DB (microsoft.com) S…

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IS IT WORSE THAN GHOST? Ep. 109 50:32

6M ago50:32

50:32

I'm not sure what this episode is about. I think I was supposed to watch Poltergeist. We talk a little bit about Ghost, and Ghost, and then some about Ghost. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 161 - EXCLUSIVE: Announcing the Biggest Innovation for Azure SQL Managed Instances (Codename: Hermes) 41:51

6M ago41:51

41:51

Niko Neugebauer and Vladimir Ivanovic are our esteemed guests for today, and they have a HUGE announcement to make about Azure SQL Managed Instances. Extra! Extra! 🗞 Hear all about it on this exclusive scoop here at the SQL Server Radio podcast! Relevant links: Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen GP (microsoft.com) Use Next-gen General Purpose serv…

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IS IT WORSE THAN Ghost? 57:13

6M ago57:13

57:13

It's MOVIE NIGHT!!! (I think.) Oh my love, my darling, jump in the line, rock your body in time (OK, I believe you). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN FEBRUARY 2024 1:11:22

7M ago1:11:22

1:11:22

Oh boy oh boy what another great month of fantastic releases that everybody will just love. Oh boy oh boy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN COLDPLAY? Ep. 108 47:56

7M ago47:56

47:56

This episode is all yellow. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN Shaun of the Dead 36:58

7M ago36:58

36:58

I want a Cornetto. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 160 - OPTION RECOMPILE and the magical Turbo button 32:49

7M ago32:49

32:49

Guy tries to convince Eitan that OPTION(RECOMPILE) is the ultimate "Turbo" button in SQL Server, and that it's strongly underappreciated. Relevant links for more info: OPTION(RECOMPILE) (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn Recompile a Stored Procedure - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn Should I use option(recompile)? – SQLServerCentral SQL SER…

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IS IT WORSE THAN JANUARY 2024 44:53

8M ago44:53

44:53

Green Day. Alkaline Trio. Static-X. I'm drunk. I'm upset. I want thai food. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN LADY GAGA? Ep 107 1:15:09

8M ago1:15:09

1:15:09

Technical difficulties and shear laziness delayed this episode and now it's being released along with our January round up! It's like a double feature or something. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN House of Gucci? 33:24

8M ago33:24

33:24

MOVIE NIGHT!!! In honor of Lady Gaga, the topic of our next episode, we watched this stupid Ridley Scott movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 159 - Select * Wastes Money 37:55

9M ago37:55

37:55

Guy and Eitan discuss various practices in SQL Server that hurt performance and possibly waste money, negative VarDecimal numbers, renumbering Identity columns, and the new Azure Database Fleet Manager. Relevant links: SQL Server IN Clause With Multiple Literal Values Performance Behaviour | Neeraj Prasad Sharma Could SQL Injection be dangerous eve…

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IS IT WORSE THAN 2023? pt. 2 39:58

9M ago39:58

39:58

Our personal top 3 favorite albums of the year... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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IS IT WORSE THAN 2023? pt. 1 1:18:08

9M ago1:18:08

1:18:08

The worst of and the best of 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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EP 106: Is It Worse Than Sly and the Family Stone? 49:32

9M ago49:32

49:32

Cliffhanger was a badass movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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MOVIE NIGHT!!! Violent Night 47:06

10M ago47:06

47:06

Just remember you can commit massive felonies as long as you're rich and even Johnny Legs can't stop you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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Episode 158 - Reverse Engineering Table Relations based on SQL Plans 41:41

10M ago41:41

41:41

Guy and Eitan talk about some great things about SQL Server, and mostly Guy’s experience in digging into execution plans and generating synthetic IO workloads. Relevant links: What’s new in SQL Server and Azure SQL 2023 Year in Review Multi-Tenancy in the Real World | Eitan Blumin (Data Weekender 6.5)…

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IS IT WORSE THAN NOVEMBER 2023? 53:05

10M ago53:05

53:05

Our favorite and least favorite new releases from the month of November in one little episode. A sort of "round up" if you will. A round up of all the things from the last month. Like a Last Month Round Up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isitworsethan/support

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