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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PASS Summit Blogging

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

During the PASS Summit I have again been given the opportunity to keep my laptop plugged in… as long as...

2010-10-28

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SQL Rally: Performance Tuning Abstract

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I get the call, you get the call, everyone gets the call. “Hey, my app/procedure/query/report is running slow.” Now what...

2010-10-28

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Writing Opportunities

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Are you looking for opportunities to show off your elite writing skills and consumate SQL Server knowledge? Want a chance...

2010-10-28

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SQL Rally: One Day on Query Performance Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Blogs

The SQLRally, a new PASS initiative taking place in the spring, is going to be a community driven event. This...

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2010-10-28

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Virtual Presentation Tomorrow

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ll be presenting a practice run at one of my PASS Summit presentations, Identifying Common Performance Problems using Execution Plans,...

2010-10-27

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New Book on Query Optimizer

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Benjamin Nevarez (blog) has been working really hard on a book on the Query Optimizer. It just got finished in...

2010-10-26

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SQL Rally: One Day on Query Performance Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The SQLRally, a new PASS initiative taking place in the spring, is going to be a community driven event. This...

2010-10-26

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Another Must See Session

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I can’t believe I missed this one in all the posts and recommendations I’ve been making about great sessions coming...

2010-10-25

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SQL Rally Voting

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I received word over the weekend that my precon application had made it past committee and was now subject to...

2010-10-25

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Who You Learn From

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Less than two weeks to go until the PASS Summit. I’m excited. I’ve managed to cram a ton of activities...

2010-10-25

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Blogs

Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports

Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...

Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook

By MarlonRibunal

The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...

AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some...

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Can You Really Downgrade from Enterprise to Standard and Save Thousands? Here's What Happened

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What is CPU Usage?

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Limiting Checkpoints

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Limiting Checkpoints

If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?

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