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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SQL Server Standard Writing Guidelines

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Well, actually, these are the guidelines for submitting anything to SQLPASS, but it includes the guidelines for SQL Server Standard....

2009-08-13

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Excellent Blog List

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

For the one or two you that are not reading Buck Woody’s blog (and why aren’t you), you may not...

2009-08-12

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SQL Quiz 5: SANs Mirroring

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

My turn to answer Chris Shaw’s questions “Do I feel I have a reliable SAN solution?” and “Describe Database Mirroring...

2009-08-12

630 reads

Some Statement Start Times!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I thought I had captured statement start times within the DMV sys.dm_exec_sessions. I was absolutely wrong. However, this has sparked...

2009-08-11

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Microsoft Thrive

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was introduced to the Thrive program when my user group held a Thrive event back in March. Since then...

2009-08-09

546 reads

Active August #2

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Hrmmm… 198. Up four pounds. That just doesn’t seem possible. I did a tabata on Monday. I did have a...

2009-08-08

535 reads

Presenting “Understanding Execution Plans”

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The PASS Application Development SIG is hosting a web cast next week on Tuesday where I’ll be presenting Understanding Execution...

2009-08-07

820 reads

24 Hours of PASS

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m fairly certain Jack Bauer isn’t involved with this new initiative from PASS. Just as I’m also certain I won’t...

2009-08-03

733 reads

Pain of the Week Webcast

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Thursday this week I get to hang out, virtually, with some of the heavy hitters of the industry, Brent Ozar,...

2009-08-03

521 reads

SQL Server Standard

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

PASS is relaunching the SQL Server Standard with a wholly new approach and format. I’ll put more out about it...

2009-08-03

712 reads

Blogs

Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files

I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...

PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI

I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...

Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!

By Klaus Aschenbrenner

Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...

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When SQL Server Central Went Down

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The String Distance I

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How Database Professionals Sent a Million Emails a Day from SQL Server

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Question of the Day

The String Distance I

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')

Assume preview features are enabled.

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