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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Thanks For Stopping By

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Yesterday I passed 300,000 views on the blog. Recently I went over 1,000 comments. My little joke on Tuesday garnered...

2014-04-03

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SQL Server 2014 New Defaults

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Today, April 1st, 2014, marks the release of SQL Server 2014. There are tons and tons of great new methods...

2014-04-01

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SQL Server 2014 New Defaults

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2014 is being released and a change in the defaults will ensure that more instances will run smoother.

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2014-04-01

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Save Money On Your Training Server

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You can spend less money. Some of us are lucky. We work for very large corporations who can easily set...

2014-03-31 (first published: 2014-03-25)

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PASS DBA Virtual Chapter Talk

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I almost forgot to tell you about the Database Administration Virtual Chapter meeting next week, March 26th, 2014. I’ll be...

2014-03-21

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Query Tuning Near You

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It really is so much easier to just throw hardware at badly performing databases. Just buy a bigger, faster server...

2014-03-19

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Finding Mistakes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Ever had that moment where you start getting errors from code that you’ve tested a million times? I had that...

2014-03-18

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SQL Saturday: You can’t have it all.

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

SQL Saturday’s are awesome! Let’s get that clear up front. The organizers of SQL Saturday events are glorious individuals. Let’s...

2014-03-17

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sp_updatestats Is Not Smart

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...

2014-03-11

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An Integrated Process for Software Delivery.

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Developers, enamored of the integrated approach to Software Delivery, would like to be able to respond to business need in business time, adding functionality when the need is recognized, instead of 6-9 months later after it's gone through the sclerotic IT purchasing and configuration process.

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2014-03-10

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Grant Fritchey

Thanks For Stopping By

SQL Server 2014 New Defaults

SQL Server 2014 New Defaults

Save Money On Your Training Server

PASS DBA Virtual Chapter Talk

Query Tuning Near You

Finding Mistakes

SQL Saturday: You can’t have it all.

sp_updatestats Is Not Smart

An Integrated Process for Software Delivery.

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Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses

SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)

Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric

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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE

Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central

Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI

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