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 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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How to Tell if Execution Plans are Reused

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I try to watch the search phrases that point people to the blog because sometimes, you get a sense of...

2010-10-04

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SQL Saturday in New England

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) has put on a SQL Saturday/Data camp event in New England for the last two years. I’ve...

2010-10-04

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Parameter Name Size And Performance

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I saw an odd statement the other day, “The size of the name of the parameter does not affect performance.”...

2010-09-27

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SQL Saturday 46 (#sqlsat46) Recap

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was privileged to be able to attend and present at SQL Saturday 46 in Raleigh, NC, this last weekend....

2010-09-20

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Links From Twitter

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Normally, I try to stick to posting technical info or community stuff on the blog, but there were a couple...

2010-09-07

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Recursive Hiearchies in Reporting Services

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I am not a Reporting Services guru and nor do I play one on TV. I am however forced to...

2010-09-03

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Upcoming Presentations: #24HOP & #SQLSAT46

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Blogging has been a bit quiet of late. That’s because I’ve been spending a lot my spare time getting ready...

2010-08-30

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PASS Elections

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

There are a lot of things I’d like to say about the PASS elections. I was on vacation last week...

2010-08-23

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24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Registration is open for the second 24 Hours of PASS this year. This one is going to be a preview...

2010-08-11

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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...

AI Helps Me with My Sloppiness

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