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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Database Fundamentals #10: Modifying Tables

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Invariably, either while building a new database, or while maintaining old ones, you will find that the business needs change...

2017-09-12

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Runtime Metrics In Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Capturing query execution metrics is much easier now that you can see the runtime metrics in execution plans when you’re...

2017-09-06 (first published: 2017-08-22)

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Luck and the PASS Summit

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I recently read an article asking the question whether or not we downplay the role that luck plays in our...

2017-09-05

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Redgate Hub LiveStream

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Over at Redgate, we’ve been working on a new way to get information to you. It’s called the Redgate Hub....

2017-09-04 (first published: 2017-08-23)

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Ich werde Deutschland beriesen

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Guten Tag!
OK, switching back to English for the rest of this.
I’m going to be spending a few weeks in Germany...

2017-08-30

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Database Fundamentals #8: All About Data Types

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

SQL Server provides all different kinds of data types in order to give you more flexibility and control for how...

2017-08-29

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Database Fundamentals #8: All About Data Types

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

SQL Server provides all different kinds of data types in order to give you more flexibility and control for how...

2017-08-29

1,425 reads

Speaking at Live360 Orlando

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Are you going to be in Florida in November? Me too. I’m privileged to say that I get to speak...

2017-08-28

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Speaking at Live360 Orlando

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Are you going to be in Florida in November? Me too. I’m privileged to say that I get to speak...

2017-08-28

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Bad Parameter Sniffing Decision Flow Chart

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Lots of people are confused by how to deal with bad parameter sniffing when it occurs. In an effort to...

2017-08-24 (first published: 2017-08-15)

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Blogs

“We love to debate minutiae”

By Brian Kelley

I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...

Advice I Like: Knots

Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....

Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency

As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...

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Forums

how to write this query?

Hi everyone I asked this earlier but the desired outcome is a bit different...

Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB

Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...

Multiple Deployment Processes

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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Question of the Day

Upgrading Admin Queries

I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?

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