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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Ad Hoc Queries Don’t Reuse Execution Plans: Myth or Fact

by Grant Fritchey

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Another frequently heard story is that stored procedures get and reuse execution plans, but ad hoc queries do not. A...

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2009-10-07

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Hey, ho, where’d you go…

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Ohio?
I’m presenting on Thursday to the Columbus SQL Server Users Group, home of the newly minted MVP, Jeremiah Peschka (congrats again)....

2009-10-06

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Ad Hoc Queries Don’t Reuse Execution Plans: Myth or Fact

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Another frequently heard story is that stored procedures get and reuse execution plans, but ad hoc queries do not. A...

2009-10-05

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Free Stuff and a SQL Server Standard Update

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Great news. We’ve managed to get one article all the way through the process. We’ll have our first publication out...

2009-10-02

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Minor Celebration

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A little cheap thrill for me. I passed 50,000 views on the blog yesterday. Thanks to everyone who has stopped...

2009-09-30

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Pre-Compiled Stored Procedures: Fact or Myth

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

There’s a very common belief among DBA’s: Stored procedures are pre-compiled. I had someone tell me all about it just...

2009-09-30

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Vote for Mr. LaRock

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It is rapidly coming up on election time at the Professional Association of SQL Server users (PASS). Once more, a person...

2009-09-29

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Recap of Cape Cod .NET User’s Group

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I presented last night at the Cape Cod .NET User’s Group. What a great bunch of people. About 20 people...

2009-09-24

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PASS Virtual Chapters

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you’re not a member of the Professional Association of SQL Server users, PASS, why not? No, I’m sorry. I...

2009-09-23

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Presentation Skills from Brent Ozar

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

If you present at any level, read this. If you’re thinking about presenting, read this. If you’d like to start...

2009-09-23

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Stupid Things I Did With AI: ASCII Art

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