Randolph West

Randolph West is the Microsoft Docs content lead for SQL Server on Linux, and SQL migrations. A former Microsoft Data Platform MVP who has worked with SQL Server since the late 1990s, Randolph solves technology problems with a focus on SQL Server and C#. You can also see Randolph acting on the stage and screen, or doing voices for independent video games.

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Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger

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While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...

Why Database AI Agents need Layers?

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Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...

Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199

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This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...

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How Do the Experts Become Experts?

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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment

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As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?

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