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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Containers: A Short Rant

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I find myself doing more and more work with containers. Yet, I also find that a lot of people seem to be resistant to the concept. I’m always surprised...

2021-09-20

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Rewriting The Query Tuning Book

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While I have not yet signed the contract, I have submitted an outline and proposal for a new version of my book on query performance tuning. Most of the...

2021-09-13

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Rewriting The Query Tuning Book

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While I have not yet signed the contract, I have submitted an outline and proposal for a new version of my book on query performance tuning. Most of the...

2021-09-13

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The Leaves Are Changing, But Why?

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral

I've recently moved house from Massachusetts to Oklahoma. Long story. Anyway, sitting in my new office looking out at the trees, some of the leaves are starting to change. Ah, Fall. Lovely Autumn colors... WAIT! Actually, something else is going on. Only a few trees are changing color. Word is, we've been a little dry […]

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2021-09-04

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Filtering Extended Events Using Actions

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Did you know, you can use Actions to Filter Extended Events? Well, you can. Filtering is one of the greatest ways in which Extended Events differentiates itself from other...

2021-07-26 (first published: 2021-07-19)

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Define All The Steps Up Front

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral

After 23 years in one place, I'm pulling up stakes and moving. We're selling our house in one state in the US and we're buying a house in another state about half a continent away. To say it's a stressful and exhausting process is an understatement. The worst part is that no one has defined […]

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2021-07-24

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Filtering Extended Events Using Actions

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Did you know, you can use Actions to Filter Extended Events? Well, you can. Filtering is one of the greatest ways in which Extended Events differentiates itself from other...

2021-07-19

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Virtual Presentations: A Presenters Perspective

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While we are clearly beginning to see in-person events on the calendar, the vast majority of presentations, events, talks, etc., are virtual. There are a lot of positives to...

2021-07-16 (first published: 2021-06-29)

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