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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Why Aren’t You Using SSMS 17?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Last fall, Microsoft split the coding and release of SQL Server Management Studio away from any dependency on the server...

2018-07-12 (first published: 2018-07-05)

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Dealing with Disparate Goals

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Grant talks about the lessons of history when the goals of different groups don't align.

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2018-07-09

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Discuss

My Speaking Schedule

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I have quite a few speaking engagements coming up. Rather than an intermittent blog post, I’ve decided to have a...

2018-07-04 (first published: 2018-06-25)

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Plan Metrics Without the Plan: Trace Flag 7412

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I place a lot of emphasis on capturing actual execution plans because of the runtime metrics, but with Trace Flag...

2018-06-19 (first published: 2018-06-11)

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Database Fundamentals #17: Learning T-SQL

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

While SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) provides a robust graphical user interface (GUI), the commands you’re going to use the...

2018-06-18

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Query To Retrieve Statistics Data: dm_db_stats_histogram

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Starting with SQL Server 2016 Sp1 CU2, a new way of directly querying statistics, specifically the histogram, has been introduced:...

2018-06-11 (first published: 2018-05-29)

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SQL in the City Streamed: June 2018

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Next week, Redgate Software, will be putting on SQL in the City Streamed. These events are a great way to...

2018-06-07

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Extended Events, the system_health Session, and Waits

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I advocate for, use, document, teach, and just downright love, Extended Events. They are so much better than the old...

2018-06-04

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Why PASS?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

In case this is your first time hearing of it, PASS is the single largest community of Microsoft Data Platform...

2018-05-21

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When Simple Parameterization…Isn’t

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m desperately working to finish up a new version of my book on Execution Plans. We’re close, so close. However,...

2018-05-16 (first published: 2018-05-07)

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Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running

If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...

Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations

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Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...

Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion

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I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...

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