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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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

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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

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Active August #1

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I like to blog about technical topics and community, not personal stuff. However, this is a community post. A number...

2009-08-01

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No really. When did this statement start?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I thought I had an interesting answer to the question. Unfortunately Adam Machanic, who has been working in this specific...

2009-07-31

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PASS & SQL Bloggers

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

PASS is trying to find better ways to reach out to SQL Bloggers. They’re going to experiment with taking advantage...

2009-07-31

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When did this statement start?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

UPDATE: This post is incorrect. Adam nailed it in the comments. I explain my mistake here.
A question came up over...

2009-07-28

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Attache/Brief Case Review

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Steve Jones, through a series of comments, emails, blackmail, back-alley deals & tons of whining, agreed to let me review a...

2009-07-24

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Review of the Maxpedition Aggressor Tactical Attache

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

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Need a new laptop bag? MVP Grant Fritchey brings us a review of a large and versatile brief case that's a little different than the rest.

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2009-07-24

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Discuss

Conversations

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Do you know how to start a conversation or how to join one? I usually wait for a pause and...

2009-07-21

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MS Field Engineer’s on Performance Troubleshooting

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Do you want to get a glimpse into how the Microsoft Field Engineers would go about troubleshooting performance issues on...

2009-07-20

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Blogs

AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

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

Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)

By Vinay Thakur

This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...

Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container

By MarlonRibunal

In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...

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Limiting Checkpoints

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