Inclusive database design by Randolph West

# Inclusive database design
If you’ve ever used a true / false value to represent gender in a database, this session is for you. I’ll talk about small changes you can make to be more inclusive in your database design—with the least amount of effort—that can make all the difference to the people using your systems.

# Randolph West, Senior Technical Writer at Microsoft
Randolph West (they/them) writes about the Microsoft Data Platform, having worked with SQL Server since the late 1990s. When not writing about technology, you can see them acting on the stage and screen, or doing voices for independent video games. Former five-time Data Platform MVP and charter member of the Azure Data Community Advisory Board. Founder of the Calgary Data User Group. Connect with Randolph on Twitter @_randolph_west, or buy their books on Amazon. They blog on bornsql.ca/blog/.