The Simple Talk Podcast

The Redgate Advocates (Kellyn Gorman, Ryan Booz, Steve Jones, and Grant Fritchey) sat down at the PASS Summit last year and spent some time telling how they went from working directly in tech , to helping others work with tech - both inside and outside of Redgate and their products. Check out other Simple Talks episodes at https://rd.gt/3TJocZ9   Connect with the hosts:   Kellyn Gorman   Web: http...

In this Coffee Chat episode, Louis sits down with Redgate Advocate Kellyn Gorman . Kellyn tells her origin story of becoming a leader in the data community , which is as inspiring as it is interesting , and the conversation also covers security (and the inherent trust issues data professionals have!), fact-checking ourselves , aging DBAs, Lego obsession, and Raspberry Pi.   Also, ever wondered why...

In this episode of Simple Talks, Louis, Steve, Kellyn and Grant get together to discuss the recently released State of the Database Landscape Report 2025, delving into topics around security, professional development and AI.  Download the full report here: https://www.red-gate.com/solutions/state-of-database-landscape/2025/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mc-202501-t1-navigating-...

This week's show is with "definitely not a folk music artist" Erik (with a k) Darling from Darling Data. Erik weaves a tale of a decidedly non-data focused start to his career, solving the same problems over and over, spicy foods, family life, all while dropping some great names along the way.    https://sqlsaturday.com/2025-05-10-sqlsaturday1105/ X: @erikdarlingdata YouTube : ErikDarlingData Web:...

In this week's podcast, we are doing our very first "special episode". Two of the Redgate Advocates (Ryan Booz and Grant Fritchey) have written a book on PostgreSQL titled "Introduction to PostgreSQL for the data professional". So Louis sat down with them and asked them about the book, the process of creating it , and m uch more .   For more about the book, visit https://rd.gt/3EsLdef   More on th...

It is the start of season 2, and we are kicking it off with Scott Stauffer talking about coffee, video games, the glorious innovation of technology over our years, guide dogs, AI, and so much more. Without giving away too much, in the show there is a discussion about guide dogs. This part of the recording went on too long, so it was cut for the main show, but as our first Simple Talks Extra, if yo...

Today, all the hosts (Louis Davidson, Ryan Booz, Kellyn Gorman, Steve Jones, and Grant Fritchey) get together for a festive adjacent discussion about AI, content, books, community, vector, PIVOTing , observability, and we end up with a brief discussion on gluten - free gingerbread men (because we did!) All this, though absolutely none of us broke into song like a Hope/Crosby musical!   For more ep...

In this coffee chat episode of Simple Talks, Louis spends nearly an hour chatting with SQL Server community champion Mala Mahadevan . Learn how Mala got into computing despite her   passion  for h orticulture, her favorite thing about working in technology , and a love for national parks . A nd stick around to the end where Mala and Louis share their frustrations  about a SQL Server feature they  ...

In this Advochats episode of Simple Talks, we welcome a new Advocate to the podcast - Kellyn Gorman! And since Kellyn is the Oracle Advocate, this week's show focuses on how Oracle differs from other data platforms that the advocates have used.  More episodes of Simple Talks can be found at: https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/podcasts/   Check out Simple Talk at: www.simple-talk.com  

On this episode of Simple Talks, Louis hangs out with Aaron Bertrand and talks hockey, curling, football, hybrid cars and even some technology. One of the big (non-sports) themes of the episode is that Aaron is a problem-solver and is interested in how issues can be overcome with technology - even if his focus now and in the conceivable future is being a top - level expert with some of the aspects...

What's data masking? What's subsetting ? Get past the jargon as Redgate advocates Grant, Steve & Ryan break down the se processes, explain why they're important, how they work , and their personal experiences of both.

On this episode of Simple Talks, Louis sits down with Kevin Feasel and talks database design, conferences, battle tech games, and a lot more. Kevin has one of the most interesting origin stories so far in this series. He is a Data Platform Microsoft MVP and is the model of a great member of the data community. Also on the podcast, Louis learns a few new words and phrases, and for those of you watc...

Ryan, Grant & Steve discuss all things AI, from driverless taxis in San Francisco and Redgate's PromptAI software, to the current concerns around AI and the potential impact on the future workforce.   Have your say in Redgate's State of the Database Landscape Survey Visit the Simple Talk website

Louis is joined by Redgate author, business owner and conference speaker Tonie Huizer for coffee and a chat. Tonie discusses how he got into technology , why he loves automation, and how speaking about whiskey has more in common with conference speaking than you may think. He also gives a taster of his upcoming PASS Data Community Summit sessions and teases an exciting new Simple Talk series for 2...

Steve, Grant and Ryan return to Simple Talks to discuss SQL Server and Postgres. The advocates share their experiences with both systems, highlighting what works and what doesn't. From time series and Query Store to extended events, tooling and log shipping - this is a quick-fire deep dive into the pros, cons and differences between the two. There's also conversation around making the transition f...

Host Louis Davidson is joined by regular Simple Talk contributor and community speaker Jason Romans for coffee and a chat. From his early days owning a Commodore 64, juggling retail work with his studies and becoming an 'accidental DBA', all the way up to his current position as a Business Intelligence engineer, Jason has quite a few stories to tell. Other topics discussed include a shared love of...

Steve,  Grant and Ryan discuss the evolution of Database DevOps, from its origins   to its significance today. They discuss what they were doing at the time of its inception as a concept and how it impacted their day-to-day , while also looking at the various pieces that make up the Database DevOps puzzle – from automation to testing - and where it may go next.  

Host Louis Davidson meets with fellow Redgater, Solutions Engineer Huxley Kendell, to chat about his experiences studying computer science, the opportunities that provided him, and how all of this led him to the path he's pursuing now. Listen in to this episode for discussions including LLMs and AI, Coding and Career paths, all the way to Dungeons and Dragons. References/Links: https://www.huxleyk...

In this episode of Simple Talks, Steve, Ryan and Grant delve into the latest happenings in their world of travel and events. From major conferences to smaller user groups, here's a n overview of recent and upcoming events such as PASS Data Community Summit, PGConf , THAT conference, SQL Bits  and local developer meetups. They discuss key takeaways, the impact these gatherings have on the industry...