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.

Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
Website: https://scarydba.com
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Development, Leadership, Age

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While I was at the VMWare HQ getting some amazing training a few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to...

2014-09-26

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Thoughts on PASS Board Nomination Process: #passvotes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Having very recently gone through the nomination process for the PASS Board, I thought I would share a few things...

2014-09-24

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SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The latest update to my book, SQL Server Query Performance Tuning was released last week. This is the fourth edition...

2014-09-23

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Communication and the Board: #PASSVotes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The whole idea behind PASS is to build a community of people who can assist each other in their daily...

2014-09-22

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I Am Running For the PASS Board of Directors: #passvotes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This year, I submitted my application to run for the PASS Board and it was accepted. This then is my...

2014-09-22 (first published: 2014-09-17)

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A Manager or a Community Person: #PASSVotes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I am running for the PASS Board. You can read more about what I’ve posted and what others have to...

2014-09-19

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PASS Summit 2014 Pre-Conference Seminar

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m putting on a pre-conference seminar (also known as a pre-con) at the PASS Summit this year. I’m really honored...

2014-09-16

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Podcast on Devops and the Database

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been attempting to expand my reach to get back to my roots in development. I’m doing this because I...

2014-09-15

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Statistics in SQL Server

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve put together a new Curah! of links to some of the better articles on SQL Server Statistics, specifically those...

2014-09-15 (first published: 2014-09-10)

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It’s All Fundamentals

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m learning how to speak German. Interestingly enough, you don’t start off reading dissertations. Instead, you begin by learning the...

2014-09-09

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Blogs

Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data Together

Most enterprise questions do not live neatly in one place. The numbers may be...

Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables

By Eduardo Pivaral

Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...

Updating the Data API Builder

I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...

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Hyperscale Replicas I

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