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/

SQL CAT is on the Move

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Not a big deal really, but they’re consolidating from the SQLCAT.COM to put everything on MSDN.
Read all about it here.
I...

2013-08-23

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Speaking this Fall

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been at home through the whole month of August, restingworking hard, but it’s time to get on the road...

2013-08-21

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Azure Changes, While I’m Working

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

My laptop is out for repair. I’m working currently on a Surface Pro instead. It’s spurred me to do something...

2013-08-19

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Azure and Your MSDN Account

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve heard over and over again that the reason people don’t want to learn Azure, to explore it, to understand...

2013-08-15

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24 Hours of PASS Streaming Available

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you missed the 24 Hours of PASS Summit 2013 Preview, you missed some excellent sessions. I watched a few,...

2013-08-13 (first published: 2013-08-07)

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You should NOT attend the PASS Summit

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you asked me, prior to today, if I would type or say those words, I would have laughed right...

2013-08-12

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Be Cautious When Critizing About Guidance

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I recently posted some comments about some guidance offered by Microsoft when talking about the CXPACKET wait type. Nothing I...

2013-08-07

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Be Cautious Offering Guidance

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Guidance is hard.
Seriously, you’d think it would be easy. You’d think you say things like, don’t shrink your database, most...

2013-08-05

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Speaker of the Month, August 2013

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m trying out a new blog post series, mostly for myself as an exercise. I’m going to pick one speaker...

2013-08-02

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Azure for Prototyping and Development

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Psssttt!
Developers. Man, have I got something good for you.
Are your DBAs slowing down your development processes? Are they keeping you...

2013-07-29

1,730 reads

Blogs

SQL Training: Black Friday Deals Up to 75% Off

By Tracy McKibben

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?

By Joyful-Craftsmen

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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Rebuild Index Job on a Large DB

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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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