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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Introducing Azure Data Studio

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’re watching Microsoft Ignite or tracking the information coming out of it on social media, then you know that...

2018-10-02 (first published: 2018-09-24)

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Extended Events and Stored Procedure Parameter Values

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One complaint I’ve received frequently is that you can’t see stored procedure parameter values in Extended Events. That is patently...

2018-09-24

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3rd Edition, SQL Server Execution Plans, a Story

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Four years ago, after a bunch of dithering and some negotiations with Tony Davis, my editor, I started to update...

2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-09-12)

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Estimated Plans and Forced Plans from Query Store

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While all plans are estimated plans, there is still a difference between capturing an estimated plan and looking at a...

2018-09-20 (first published: 2018-09-10)

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Databases and DevOps, It’s Not Just Me

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Anyone who subscribes to my blog or my YouTube channel as well as anyone following me on social media knows...

2018-09-19

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Announcing the 5th Edition of SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I am quite excited to announce that the latest, most up to date, and by far the largest, copy of...

2018-09-18

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Query Store and Log Backups

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A question that came up recently around Query Store is what happens when there are log backups in use on...

2018-09-17

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Rant: There Is No NoSQL Data Storage Engine

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Do I need relational or NoSQL? How does NoSQL help me scale? Will I get paid better with NoSQL or...

2018-09-07 (first published: 2018-08-15)

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Back to University, Redgate University

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Let’s be really clear, Redgate makes ingeniously simple tools. That’s a fact. Nothing has changed. However, if you really want...

2018-09-03

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SQL in the City Summit

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This fall, in October, Redgate Software will be hosting three, live, in-person events. These events will take place in New...

2018-09-03 (first published: 2018-08-21)

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Blogs

Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports

Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...

Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook

By MarlonRibunal

The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...

AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

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

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Forums

Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL

By abdalah.mehdoini

Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...

SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process

By James Greaves

Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Agent Job Automated Change...

Another Model, More Data Loss

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Another Model, More Data Loss

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Question of the Day

Finding a Database Master Key

Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?

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