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/

All About Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’re attending the PASS Summit this October, I’d like to make a suggestion. The Summit itself is only three...

2011-08-03

856 reads

Strengths Finder 2.0

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve made the commitment to read and review 12 books over 12 months as a part of continuous personal development....

2011-07-27

891 reads

PASS SQL Rally 2011 Evaluations

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In keeping with the all my other major speaking engagements, I’m posting the results of my pre-con and session evals...

2011-07-05

925 reads

Presentations in Action

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The first book I read for my 12 goal oriented books was Jerry Weissman’s Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation...

2011-06-27

632 reads

Make the Optimizer Work Harder

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of my favorite indicators for whether or not you have a good execution plan is when you see the...

2011-06-20

2,780 reads

Rebind and Rewind in Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Ever looked at an execution plan? If you answered no, you can’t possibly have ever tried to tune a query,...

2011-06-15

4,853 reads

Time for a Little PD

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, PD doesn’t stand for PowerShell Development. It stands for Professional Development. Sharks either swim or die (and yes, I...

2011-06-13

731 reads

SQL Cruise Alaska 2011

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Yes, I went on the SQL Cruise to Alaska. Yes, it was as grand as you’ve heard. Yes, I’m going...

2011-06-08

529 reads

Optimizer Timeouts with XQuery

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was looking at performance of a database and I noticed a few of the plans were very large and...

2011-05-30

2,108 reads

Oh ****!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Did you ever accidentally close SQL Server Management Studio? And, in closing SSMS, did you get the prompt that says...

2011-05-25

908 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?

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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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Renaming a Database

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

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