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/

Being Right, the Other Side

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I read an excellent article by Camille Fournier about the importance of recognizing that being right is not the only...

2012-08-15

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Execution Plans … In the Cloud!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’re moving to a fully-fledged SQL database as part of Azure you may never even touch SQL Server Management...

2012-08-10 (first published: 2012-08-01)

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SQL In The City: London 2012, Recap

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Wow!
How’s that for a recap?
The concept for the SQL in the City events is pretty simple. Put on a free...

2012-07-17 (first published: 2012-07-16)

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Does Encryption Affect Seeing Statements in Deadlock Graphs?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Good question. I don’t have a clue. So let’s set up a test. I’ll create this stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE DL2e
...

2012-07-03 (first published: 2012-06-25)

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Querying Information from the Plan Cache, Simplified

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of the great things about the Dynamic Management Objects (DMOs) that expose the information in plan cache is that,...

2012-07-02

1,495 reads

The New Phone Book Is Here!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I can’t help it. I get really terribly excited when I publish a book. Maybe it should be old hat....

2012-06-27

1,595 reads

Problems with my new book

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

First off, I apologize. As if writing a book wasn’t hard enough, now we get new problems because of on-demand...

2012-06-26

829 reads

PASS Summit 2012

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I sure hope you’re planning on attending the PASS Summit this year. If you’re not, you might want to reconsider....

2012-06-19

783 reads

PASS Nomination Committee

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

For some reason, which isn’t completely clear to me, we’re voting for part of the members of the Nomination Committee...

2012-06-13

802 reads

How to Drop One Plan from Cache

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While presenting this weekend at SQL Saturday #117 in Columbus, OH (great event, if you missed it, you missed it),...

2012-06-07 (first published: 2012-06-04)

3,305 reads

Blogs

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

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

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Renaming a Database

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

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