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.

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Measures and Rules

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Today we have a guest editorial from Grant Fritchey that discusses the idea of rules based on certain types of measurements. Are they worth following? Or do we need to develop our own measures.

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2010-02-08

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SQL Saturday #34 Wrap-up

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Whew!
It’s over. New England Data Camp v2, aka, SQL Saturday #34, was completed on Saturday. Going in we had maxed...

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SQL Saturday #34

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The event is this Saturday. Take a look at our sponsors, speakers and the program. It’s going to be a...

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A Call to Arms

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Phil Factor’s most recent guest editorial over at SQL Server Central has, to a degree, pointed out that the emporer’s...

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PowerShell Script for Creating Indexes

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I needed to create an identical index on a bunch of tables within one of my projects (yes, I know...

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Database Design Process

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Buck Woody recently asked a question; how do you design a database. He outlined the process he followed and asked...

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What three events brought you here?

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Another one of the DBA bloggers games of tag is occurring. I’ve been asked by Tom LaRock to answer Paul...

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Connections Sessions Evals

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I’ve kind of been embarassed to post these despite the fact that I received them a couple of weeks ago....

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Excel Within Management Studio

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Aaron Bertrand has put in a Connect request for a feature whereby data returned as a grid from a query...

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SQL Server Standard Volume 7 Issue 1

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Kathi Kellenberger’s fantastic new article is available in the latest issue of SQL Server Standard. There are a lot more...

2010-01-13

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