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 Standard Writing Guidelines

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Well, actually, these are the guidelines for submitting anything to SQLPASS, but it includes the guidelines for SQL Server Standard....

2009-08-13

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Excellent Blog List

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

For the one or two you that are not reading Buck Woody’s blog (and why aren’t you), you may not...

2009-08-12

701 reads

SQL Quiz 5: SANs Mirroring

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

My turn to answer Chris Shaw’s questions “Do I feel I have a reliable SAN solution?” and “Describe Database Mirroring...

2009-08-12

622 reads

Some Statement Start Times!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I thought I had captured statement start times within the DMV sys.dm_exec_sessions. I was absolutely wrong. However, this has sparked...

2009-08-11

945 reads

Microsoft Thrive

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I was introduced to the Thrive program when my user group held a Thrive event back in March. Since then...

2009-08-09

544 reads

Active August #2

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Hrmmm… 198. Up four pounds. That just doesn’t seem possible. I did a tabata on Monday. I did have a...

2009-08-08

531 reads

Presenting “Understanding Execution Plans”

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

The PASS Application Development SIG is hosting a web cast next week on Tuesday where I’ll be presenting Understanding Execution...

2009-08-07

818 reads

24 Hours of PASS

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m fairly certain Jack Bauer isn’t involved with this new initiative from PASS. Just as I’m also certain I won’t...

2009-08-03

729 reads

Pain of the Week Webcast

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Thursday this week I get to hang out, virtually, with some of the heavy hitters of the industry, Brent Ozar,...

2009-08-03

516 reads

SQL Server Standard

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

PASS is relaunching the SQL Server Standard with a wholly new approach and format. I’ll put more out about it...

2009-08-03

708 reads

Blogs

Updating SSMS is Easy (w/ v21)

I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of...

Master SQL Server Query Tuning in Just Two Days! Online Live Training – June 17 – 18, 2025

By Klaus Aschenbrenner

I’m excited to announce that on June 17 – 18, 2025, I’ll be running...

How To Restore Change Data Capture – CDC Tables When Restoring a SQL Server Database

I have recently had the privilege of working with multiple clients who have been...

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Forums

Third party backup softwares

Hi Team, Can you someone suggest a few good third part backup tools, with...

2022 SSIS PackageFormatVersion?

Recently I upgraded my ssis package from 2016 to 2022, but package format version...

Meta AI by Facebook: A New Contender in the AI Battle

By Daniel Calbimonte

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Meta AI by Facebook: A...

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