Grant Fritchey

Grant Fritchey is a SQL Server MVP with over 20 years’ experience in IT including time spent in support and development. Grant has worked with SQL Server since version 6.0 back in 1995. He has developed in VB, VB.Net, C# and Java. Grant has authored books for Apress and Simple-Talk, and joined Red Gate as a Product Advocate in January 2011. Find Grant on Twitter @GFritchey or on his blog as the Scary DBA.

Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
Website: https://scarydba.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-fritchey/

PASS Summit 2014 Pre-Conference Seminar

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m putting on a pre-conference seminar (also known as a pre-con) at the PASS Summit this year. I’m really honored...

2014-09-16

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Podcast on Devops and the Database

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been attempting to expand my reach to get back to my roots in development. I’m doing this because I...

2014-09-15

689 reads

Statistics in SQL Server

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve put together a new Curah! of links to some of the better articles on SQL Server Statistics, specifically those...

2014-09-15 (first published: 2014-09-10)

7,385 reads

It’s All Fundamentals

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m learning how to speak German. Interestingly enough, you don’t start off reading dissertations. Instead, you begin by learning the...

2014-09-09

821 reads

Left or Right?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, this is not about politics. It’s about your WHERE clause… and your JOIN criteria… and your HAVING clause. It’s about a...

2014-09-08 (first published: 2014-09-03)

6,764 reads

Speaker of the Month: September 2014

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This month I’m very grateful because I was given the opportunity to present at DevLink in Chattanooga. I got to...

2014-09-05

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Silliness for an Important Cause

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I don’t mind saying that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, scares me. A degenerative disease...

2014-08-21

1,230 reads

The Red Gate Way…

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

As companies go, Red Gate is a little different. That is readily apparent in our tools and the philosophy behind...

2014-08-20

746 reads

Getting the Word Out

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A discussion that I’ve frequently had with organizers of SQL Saturday events, our own people here at Red Gate, authors,...

2014-08-19

556 reads

A Full Day of Query Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m excited to able to say that I’ve been given the opportunity to put on a full day workshop at...

2014-08-14

800 reads

Blogs

SQL Training: Black Friday Deals Up to 75% Off

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This Black Week, don't just get a discount—get ahead! Whether you're a total newbie...

When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a company?

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The post When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a...

How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide

By Ige Adetokunbo Temitayo

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other stateful...

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Question of the Day

Renaming a Database

If I want to rename the OldSales database to ArchiveSales, how can I do this? (choose 2)

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