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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The Book of Redgate: Meetings

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New article: Automating SQL Server Builds

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I refresh my test SQL Servers at least monthly with a fresh VM. Setting...

Leading with Accountability: How Extreme Ownership Transforms Leadership

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Embracing Total Responsibility In every organization there comes a moment when teams must choose...

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MySQL 5.6 not writing any logs

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We are using MySQL version 5.6 in our Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. We...

How to Read MDB Files?

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Is there any solution to read MDB files.

How to resolve issue of custom Audit log table containing incorrect data?

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We have created a parent table, child table & Audit log table in SQL...

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Question of the Day

Change Tracking Default Retention

I run this command on my SQL Server 2022 database: 

ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON;
What is the default data retention period?

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