Monthly Archives: January 2026

Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler

Posted on January 12, 2026 by way0utwest

A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names. I had to test and discover if I could make things better, and I could. This post shows how. This is part of a series on … Continue reading →

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Where Your Value Separates You from Others

Posted on January 9, 2026 by way0utwest

I ran across a post that discusses what makes you a senior engineer (via Brent Ozar). The main point of the post is that there is a core skill that separates senior engineers from others, which is reducing ambiguity. When … Continue reading →

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Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions

Posted on January 9, 2026 by way0utwest

With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests, demands, suggestions, and more about how to add AI into our products and help developers and DBAs be more productive. One of the areas we’ve started … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Fawtle

Posted on January 9, 2026 by way0utwest

fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only endears them more to you, in the way that impurities dissolved in water are what allow it to conduct electricity – if all the imperfections were … Continue reading →

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