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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Networking

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, I’m not talking about hubs and switches. I’m talking about people. Networking is a major component of an event...

2011-10-03

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SQL In The City: LA

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Just a reminder that there are a few seats left for SQL In The City: LA on the 29th of...

2011-09-30

1,521 reads

Book Review: Smarter, Faster, Cheaper

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In my continuing quest to not get personal visits from Buck Woody (blog|twitter) I’m making sure that I make good...

2011-09-26

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SQL Server Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I writequitefrequently about SQL ServerExecution Plans. I started in that area just because that’s how you figure out what a...

2011-09-22

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MicroTraining: Performance Tuning Checklist

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been playing a lot with Google+ and the Hangouts there. I love them. I think they’re opening up a...

2011-09-21

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Statistics in Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was presenting on execution plans when another question came up that I didn’t know the answer to immediately. Yes,...

2011-09-20

1,354 reads

St. Louis SQL Server Users Group Feedback

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You know I share what feedback I get from conferences. I don’t usually get feedback from users groups (well, I...

2011-09-16

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Probe Residual on Hash Match

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I have to say, I only recently noticed this on a tool tip:

and this in the property sheet:

The bad news...

2011-09-15

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Meme Monday: Favorite PASS Memory

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Have to complete my assignment from the Rockstar this month since I’ve missed the last several (he gets all weepy,...

2011-09-06

600 reads

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve finished my 3rd book as part of my year long commitment to read and review professional/personal development books. I...

2011-08-30

765 reads

Blogs

Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget

By Eduardo Pivaral

It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...

A Career of Memories

Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...

Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead

As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...

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BCP on Linux

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BCP on Linux

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