SQL Down Under show 94 with guest Ben Weissman discussing vectors, REST, and AI in SQL Server 2025

It was great to catch up with Ben Weissman today and to have him on a SQL Down Under podcast.

Ben is a fellow Data Platform MVP.

Ben focusses on datawarehousing and analytics, still with a lot of on premises work but of course also Fabric / Azure work.

He has long experience with SQL Server, having started with SQL Server 6.5.

Ben says he loves to travel and loves food. He’s an author of books and video courses, and the organizer of data related events like Data Grillen, New Stars of Data, SQL Konferenz, and Data Saturday in both Vienna and Germany and other locations.

Ben also creates a podcast with Jess Pomfrett called Finding Data Friends

I hope you enjoy our podcast. You’ll find this show (and previous shows) here: SQL Down Under Podcast

2026-02-11