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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Slide Decks

Hello everyone! Just a quick note. I’ve removed all my slide decks from SlideShare. I found they were inserting ads into the slides and I didn’t sign up for...

2025-08-02

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Stack Overflow & AI

I won’t try to pretend otherwise, I’ve had some mixed feelings about Stack Overflow for a long time. I think the concept of the place, ask a question, get...

2025-06-04 (first published: )

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SSMS 21

Just a quick one this morning. I’m on the road and haven’t worked up a full blog post, apologies. I’ve been using the preview for SQL Server Management Studio...

2025-05-12

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Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations

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Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...

Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion

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I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...

Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection

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Fabric inbound network protection involves two tenant-level controls: Private Link and Block Public Internet...

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AI Observability Challenges in FinOps as a DBA

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Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL

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Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...

SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process

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Finding a Database Master Key

Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?

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