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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Snags With Profiler GUI

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Running the Profiler GUI against a production server is not something you should do. I’ve outlined my research into exactly...

2009-10-28

874 reads

SQL Server Standard, Volume 6, Issue #1

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s alive! It’s alive!
That’s enough from Colin Clive.
It’ll be out for the Summit. SQL Server Standard lives again! Although, not quite in...

2009-10-27

697 reads

PASS Summit One Week Away

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s just a week and a couple of days before I’ll be hopping a plane for Seattle and the 2009...

2009-10-23

580 reads

Birds Of a Feather Lunch

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The PASS Summit agenda is shaping up and it’s already looking to be much busier than last year. The latest...

2009-10-21

551 reads

Characters

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

No, I’m not talking about a Dickens novel. I’m talking about the number of characters in a string. I had...

2009-10-21

1,634 reads

Free Training RIGHT NOW

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Quest Connect 2009 is occurring even as I type this. Get on over there if you’re interested in some free...

2009-10-21

498 reads

SNESSUG October Meeting

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The Southern New England SQL Server Users Group’s October meeting was a bit sparsely attended with 7 attendees. The sponsor...

2009-10-15

702 reads

Great DBA’s in History

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

What great historical figures would make great DBAs? A guest editorial from Grant Fritchey examines the traits and characteristics we look for in this role and which famous people we might choose and why.