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
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SQL University: SQL Azure & PowerShell

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. I see that most off you survived out last encounter…...

2011-04-28

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SQL Azure Diagnostic Tool

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of the CSS Engineers from Microsoft has released a diagnostic tool for SQL Azure. It’s worth a look. It’s...

2011-04-26

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SQL Azure Deployments

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You’ve set up your access to a SQL Azure site so you’re ready to go. Now how do you get...

2011-04-25

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SQL Azure Cost

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

We’ve all heard the scary stories. A developer starts testing Azure and then suddenly gets a thousand dollar bill on...

2011-04-18

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SQL Azure

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’ve talked to anyone from Microsoft recently you had to have heard the phrase “all in.” It’s been made...

2011-04-15

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Performance Tuning: Start to Finish

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The very first ever SQL Rally is taking place in a little less than four weeks in Orlando Florida. It’s...

2011-04-14

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SQL University: Index Usage

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Greetings. Welcome once more to the Miskatonic University branch of SQL University. Does anyone know where to buy some camping...

2011-04-06

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Meme Monday

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Tom LaRock has an idea. Several people respond, not all well.

2011-04-04

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SQL Saturday #71 Wrap-up

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s over. It’s finally over. This year, unlike previous years, Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) was very good about delegating the work....

2011-04-04

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SQL University–Recommendations for a Clustered Index

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Welcome, SQL University Students to another extension class here at Miskatonic University, home to the Fighting Cephalopods (GO PODS!). Never...

2011-04-04

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Blogs

A Spread of Vacation

I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...

How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures

Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...

Tip: Expanding a SQL statement

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In all recent versions of the database you can call DBMS_UTILITY.EXPAND_SQL_TEXT to get the...

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