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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Meme Monday: Deadlines

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Tom LaRock (blog|twitter) has assigned an interesting topic for Meme Monday this month, working with deadlines.
Some people hate deadlines. Some...

2012-02-06

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Learning, Networking & Wine

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Let’s say, you want to spend a couple of days learning about SQL Server. You also want to spend some...

2012-02-01

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Tech on Tap v1.1 Wrap-up

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The first ever Tech on Tap event was held on Saturday, January 27th, 2012 at the Stone Cellar Brewpub in...

2012-01-31

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Execution Plans, What Do I Look At?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The question came up, what are the top 3-5 things that you look at in a query. I realized then...

2012-01-30

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Deadlock Monitoring

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

There are four different ways you can get information about deadlocks in your system. These are:
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2012-01-27 (first published: 2012-01-23)

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