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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Premium Database on Azure

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of the things that can make Windows Azure SQL Databases (WASD) attractive is the fact that they run inside...

2013-09-24

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Why the Lazy Spool Is Bad

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

First thing, there are no bad operators, just bad parents, uh, I mean query writers, or database designers, or ORM...

2013-09-24 (first published: 2013-09-16)

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PASS Votes and So Should You

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

To put it bluntly, you need to go cast a vote for Allen Kinsel for the PASS Board.
In his own...

2013-09-23

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Finding Ad Hoc Queries with Query Hash

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was presenting a session on how to read execution plans when I received a question: Do you have a...

2013-09-20 (first published: 2013-09-18)

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Web Design & Azure

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve listened to tons of programmers and DBAs complain about the look of Windows Azure. But, I’m friends with several...

2013-09-20

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SQL Lighthouse

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Red Gate is constantly experimenting with technology. Because of a long history working within the Microsoft space, a lot of...

2013-09-19

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Great Idea: Tribal SQL

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Writing books, even just a chapter, is not easy. Yet, people are desperate to do it for some reason. But,...

2013-09-17

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The MCM Program is dead. Long live the MCMs!

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Grant Fritchey on why he takes a dim view of most certifications, and why the MCM was different.

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2013-09-16

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Discuss

Are Foreign Keys Better Than Indexes?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

When I first saw this question I thought to myself, “Self. Don’t you think that’s comparing apples to hammers? Yes,...

2013-09-13

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Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...

2013-09-12

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