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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PASS Elections

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

There are a lot of things I’d like to say about the PASS elections. I was on vacation last week...

2010-08-23

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24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Registration is open for the second 24 Hours of PASS this year. This one is going to be a preview...

2010-08-11

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Viva Las Vegas!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I won’t be going to Las Vegas, but I will be presenting to the Las Vegas SQL Server Users Group,...

2010-08-11

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A Milestone

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I just passed 100,000 views on the blog. That’s from 400 posts over a period of time starting in March...

2010-08-01

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Powershell Remoting with SQL Server

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of the best things to come out with Powershell V2 is remoting and asynchronous calls. Between the two of...

2010-07-27

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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the Third

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Nice to see most of you have managed to fight your way through the shoggoths outside to attend another lecture...

2010-07-23

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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the Second

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. Please try to concentrate. I realize the whipoorwills singing outside...

2010-07-21

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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes, Part the First

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Right, all eldritch tomes are to be closed and Elder Signs are to be put away during this course.
Welcome to...

2010-07-19

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SQL University: Introduction to Indexes

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

For some crazy reason (probably everyone is on vacation), Jorge Segarra (blog|twitter) who runs SQL University has asked me to...

2010-07-16

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Steve Jones to Run for PASS Board

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I couldn’t hide the lead. Steve Jones (blog|twitter) has announced he’s running for the PASS board. I’m excited. I’m almost as...

2010-07-16

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Blogs

In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026

By Brian Kelley

I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...

EightKB 2026

By Andrew Pruski

EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...

The FinOps Lifecycle: From Budgeting to Reporting

Working in DevOps long enough teaches you two universal truths: That’s exactly why I...

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query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS

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SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database

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Hidden Heroes

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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Question of the Day

Identities and Sequences I

When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?

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