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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SQL Server Team-Based Development

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The new book is available in a free download from Red Gate. I had a lot of fun working on...

2010-11-16

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ScaryDBA Blog Reboot

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

After all the conversations at FreeCon last week (more on that later, when I’ve assimilated it better), I finally decided...

2010-11-15

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Switching Off Parameter Sniffing

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Or, another way to put it, in most cases, shooting yourself in the foot.
I was not aware that the cumulative...

2010-11-15

2,890 reads

The New Path To MCM

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Microsoft has announced changes to the MCM program. This page shows all the ways that you can become an MCM...

2010-11-12

1,329 reads

PASS Summit 2010, Day 3 Key Note

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Today is Dr. Dewitt.
The ballroom, where the keynotes are held, is filled with extra chairs. The Summit organizers expect extra...

2010-11-11

788 reads

PASS Summit: Day 2 Keynote

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Today is Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. We’re going to try to arrange a group photo at lunch time.
The...

2010-11-10

776 reads

PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 1

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Sitting at the big kids table at the PASS Summit, ready to rock and roll. The Summit has not officially...

2010-11-09

661 reads

PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 2

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Mark Souza from the SQL CAT Team, some of the smartest & most capable of MS consultants in SQL Server, is...

2010-11-09

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PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 3

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Ted Kummert is still talking.
For the cloud, of course, they’re talking about SQL Azure. Microsoft really is throwing themselves into...

2010-11-09

675 reads

Pass Summit Sunday Morning

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m sitting in Top Pot Donut. I’m having a fantastic apple fritter. I’m also trying out the capabilities of the...

2010-11-07

562 reads

Blogs

Advice I Like: Knots

Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....

Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency

As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...

March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates

By Brian Kelley

On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...

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Multiple Deployment Processes

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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases

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Upgrading Admin Queries

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Upgrading Admin Queries

I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?

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