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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Kilt Day at the PASS Summit

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Last year, with the infinite power at my disposal (read, zero), I declared Wednesday, Kilt Wednesday at the PASS Summit. It took...

2010-10-20

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Powershell is Really Easy… If you know what you’re doing

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

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2010-10-20

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve got a couple of more sessions before the big two at the PASS Summit. Tomorrow night, October 20th, I’ll...

2010-10-19

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Powershell is Really Easy… If you know what you’re doing

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Sigh… I just spent almost a full work day trying to come up with, what turned out to be a...

2010-10-18

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Scary DBA Takes Over the World

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Or, at least gets translated into Russian.
I realize I’m effectively a 10 year old, but, come on, HOW COOL IS...

2010-10-15

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Working the Door

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You know those guys that work the door at clubs, seperating the wheat from the chaff, culling the herd, Choosing the Slain, sifting...

2010-10-14

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PASS Summit Birds of a Feather Lunch

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The absolute biggest part of the PASS Summit is the one thing that most people don’t take advantage of, networking....

2010-10-13

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Speaking at SNESSUG

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ll be presenting tonight at the Southern New England SQL Server Users Group (SNESSUG). The topic is “Using DMVs as...

2010-10-13

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SQL Saturday New England: The New Date

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The real world can get in the way of important things like SQL Saturday. In the case of SQL Saturday...

2010-10-12

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SQL Saturday New England: The Date

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Mark your calendars. Make your travel arrangements. Plan on being in the Boston area on April 16th, 2011. Three of...

2010-10-05

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

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My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...

Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...

Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times

By Meagan Longoria

Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...

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