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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Google + Hangouts

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I just finished hosting my third hangout on Google Plus. I’ve also attended one hosted by Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) and...

2011-08-11

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Denali & CTP 3

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I have Denali installed on a virtual machine on my laptop and I’m working through evaluating it. Actually, I’m working...

2011-08-10

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Droid Apps

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A friend of mine recently got his first smart phone, an Android. My wife has also recently moved into the...

2011-08-08

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All About Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’re attending the PASS Summit this October, I’d like to make a suggestion. The Summit itself is only three...

2011-08-03

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Strengths Finder 2.0

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve made the commitment to read and review 12 books over 12 months as a part of continuous personal development....

2011-07-27

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PASS SQL Rally 2011 Evaluations

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In keeping with the all my other major speaking engagements, I’m posting the results of my pre-con and session evals...

2011-07-05

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Presentations in Action

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The first book I read for my 12 goal oriented books was Jerry Weissman’s Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation...

2011-06-27

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Make the Optimizer Work Harder

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

One of my favorite indicators for whether or not you have a good execution plan is when you see the...

2011-06-20

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Rebind and Rewind in Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Ever looked at an execution plan? If you answered no, you can’t possibly have ever tried to tune a query,...

2011-06-15

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Time for a Little PD

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, PD doesn’t stand for PowerShell Development. It stands for Professional Development. Sharks either swim or die (and yes, I...

2011-06-13

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Blogs

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

By Brian Kelley

My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...

Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...

Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times

By Meagan Longoria

Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...

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Question of the Day

Increase Deadlock Detection

How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?

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