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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Choosing the Right SQL Server Edition

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Post #6 of #entrylevel #iwanttohelp in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) beginner’s initiative.
If you’re just getting started with SQL Server,...

2016-06-13

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Elastic Query in Azure SQL Database and Views

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The question came up, how do the constructs necessary for Elastic Query within Azure SQL Database affect your ability to...

2016-06-13 (first published: 2016-06-06)

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Resources for Learning Azure Data Platform

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You want to start working with Azure and the Azure Data Platform, but getting started is not easy. Just knowing...

2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)

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Independent Azure Data Platform Instructors

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The Azure Data Platform is taking off. I’m seeing more and more interest on the forums, at conferences and in...

2016-06-01

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Precedence Goes to Query Store or Plan Guide?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While presenting at SQLDay in Wroclaw, Poland, on the Query Store, I was asked a pretty simple question, which takes...

2016-05-31

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A Moment For Reflection…

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While this is a personal blog, I try to keep it focused on either technical topics or personal development and...

2016-05-25

489 reads

On the Buckeye Blitz!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In just a few weeks I’ll be doing the Buckeye Blitz. That is, a tour of user groups in Ohio...

2016-05-24

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PASS Board 2016: Update #3

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I didn’t post an update last month, but I did do something more important: I elicited your feedback on a question...

2016-05-23

385 reads

Query Store, Forced Plans, and New Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I love questions. I recently received one about new plans in the Query Store (available in Azure SQL Database now and in...

2016-05-23 (first published: 2016-05-16)

2,713 reads

Use The Correct Data Type

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Blog post #5 in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel. Read about it here.
Saying that you should use the...

2016-05-18 (first published: 2016-05-12)

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Blogs

“We love to debate minutiae”

By Brian Kelley

I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...

Advice I Like: Knots

Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....

Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency

As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...

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Forums

Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB

Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...

Multiple Deployment Processes

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases

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Question of the Day

Upgrading Admin Queries

I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?

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