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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Problems with my new book

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

First off, I apologize. As if writing a book wasn’t hard enough, now we get new problems because of on-demand...

2012-06-26

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PASS Summit 2012

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I sure hope you’re planning on attending the PASS Summit this year. If you’re not, you might want to reconsider....

2012-06-19

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PASS Nomination Committee

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

For some reason, which isn’t completely clear to me, we’re voting for part of the members of the Nomination Committee...

2012-06-13

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How to Drop One Plan from Cache

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While presenting this weekend at SQL Saturday #117 in Columbus, OH (great event, if you missed it, you missed it),...

2012-06-07 (first published: 2012-06-04)

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Guest Blog

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was given the opportunity to put together a guest blog post for the MVP blog. I did a little...

2012-06-05

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Never, Ever Use Clustered Indexes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This whole concept of the clustered index as a foundational structure within SQL Server is just plain nuts. Sure, I...

2012-05-31

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Never, Ever Use Clustered Indexes

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Today we have a guest editorial from Grant Fritchey that might surprise you. Today Grant talks about clustered indexes in your tables.

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2012-05-31

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Rolling out Windows 8 Client: First Impressions

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A virus found it’s way on to my system through a trojan horse, past all the security & anti-virus software. I...

2012-05-28

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Is Dynamic T-SQL a Good Design Pattern?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In a recent discussion it was suggested to me that not only is dynamic T-SQL useful for things like catch-all...

2012-05-21

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Don’t You Know Who I Am?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m happy to say that for most of you out there, the answer to this question is “no.” That’s as...

2012-05-16

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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

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

AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue

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Finding a Database Master Key

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