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.

Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
Website: https://scarydba.com
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YouTube Channel Update: 11 May 2018

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been busy getting the videos up on YouTube. If they’re helpful to you, please subscribe. Some point soon I’ll...

2018-05-11

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Automating Automatic Indexing in Azure SQL Database

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve been in love with the concept of a database as a service ever since I first laid eyes on...

2018-05-07 (first published: 2018-04-30)

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YouTube Channel Update: 27 April 2018

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Despite a hiccup recently on Twitter where I managed to spam all my followers with links to my YouTube videos...

2018-04-27

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Execution Plan Shortcoming in Extended Events

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I use Extended Events almost exclusively for capturing query metrics. They are the most consistent and lowest cost mechanism for...

2018-04-26 (first published: 2018-04-16)

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Presentation Tools

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Let’s face it, the core of a presentation is you. Your knowledge and your ability to share that knowledge through...

2018-04-23

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GDPR, Database Backups, and the Right to be Forgotten

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating, there is no cause for any kind of panic when it comes...

2018-04-20 (first published: 2018-04-09)

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Desperation on the Forums

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

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Grant talks about the challenges of helping people in online forums and getting them to learn rather than grab the first solution.

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2018-04-16

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Discuss

Privacy and Protection, By Design

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

With all the noise about the upcoming enforcement of GDPR, I know that people are starting to focus more on...

2018-04-11

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Buggy Whips 2.0

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I recently found myself rereading a very old blog post of mine, from the very beginning of this blog, discussing...

2018-04-02

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YouTube Channel Update: March 30, 2018

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Hey everyone!
Here’s the latest stuff on my new YouTube Channel. Please let me know if these videos are helpful. Also,...

2018-03-30

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Blogs

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

By Brian Kelley

My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...

Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...

Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times

By Meagan Longoria

Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...

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Increase Deadlock Detection

How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?

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