{"id":109447,"date":"2026-04-07T16:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=109447"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:07:32","slug":"making-stuff-go-faster-from-databases-to-the-race-track-with-matt-gordon","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/podcasts\/making-stuff-go-faster-from-databases-to-the-race-track-with-matt-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"Making stuff go faster, from databases to the race track (with Matt Gordon)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@redgate\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mb-2xl\">\n            <button data-youtube-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8YsGXaRO9wM?si=VCcRTHDuhbHeYWCy\" id=\"podcastModalButton\" class=\"relative aspect-[16\/9] bg-gray-900 flex items-center justify-center flex-col gap-md w-full p-md\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Gordon-ST-Podcast-YT-Cover-1024x576.png\" class=\"object-cover absolute inset-0 w-full h-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Gordon-ST-Podcast-YT-Cover-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Gordon-ST-Podcast-YT-Cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Gordon-ST-Podcast-YT-Cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Gordon-ST-Podcast-YT-Cover.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                        <svg class=\"w-12 h-auto absolute m-auto text-base-white\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <path d=\"M10 0C3.5 0 0 3.5 0 10C0 16.5 3.5 20 10 20C16.5 20 20 16.5 20 10C20 3.5 16.5 0 10 0ZM11.47 12.71C10.08 13.51 8.64 14.11 7.25 14.5C7.06 13.13 6.95 11.61 6.95 10C6.95 8.39 7.06 6.87 7.25 5.5C8.64 5.89 10.08 6.49 11.47 7.29C12.86 8.09 14.06 9.02 15.05 10C14.07 10.98 12.87 11.9 11.47 12.71Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/button>\n    \n    <dialog id=\"podcastModal\" class=\"\">\n        <div class=\"bg-base-black bg-opacity-80 fixed inset-0 z-10 h-full w-full max-w-full max-h-full flex items-center justify-center\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto relative w-full container\">\n                <div class=\"flex overflow-hidden rounded-xs bg-base-black\">\n                    <div class=\"relative aspect-[16\/9] w-full\">\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podcastYoutubeVideo\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Plus, learn all about Matt\u2019s passion for motorsport and what he currently races on the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Lean TECHniques at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2VSVXdiR09SNFlpNFZYelpuekEtX1VvN2FuUXxBQ3Jtc0tsTEw1d0NSaVdDbmlZQjBvTS11ZEhucmRKSXNERHZzdVI4N3VGaDQ3ci15b1dpbTMtQmdQR1F6akdQMmhZUHk4R1dKdzJEeWFqbDRrZHFVckxwRzdJa3NmbVprUWZ5U3JtVV84MWhsUUJHSVdyT1NOOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fleantechniques.com%2F&amp;v=8YsGXaRO9wM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/leantechniques.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve chats with Matt Gordon about making databases go faster, AI, data quality, car racing, and much more.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":109448,"template":"","tags":[159075,4483,5989,4168,158997,4151],"podcast_category":[159200],"podcast_season":[159361],"class_list":["post-109447","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai","tag-data","tag-data-quality","tag-database","tag-microsoft-fabric","tag-sql-server","podcast_category-coffee-chats","podcast_season-season-3"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/109447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109447"},{"taxonomy":"podcast_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast_category?post=109447"},{"taxonomy":"podcast_season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast_season?post=109447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}