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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Execution Plan Cost Estimates

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s been emphasized over and over that the costs of operations within an execution plan, and the estimated costs of...

2013-09-11

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New Windows Azure Virtual Labs

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Getting started with new technologies can be a pain. That makes all the new labs that Microsoft just posted extremely...

2013-09-10

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Developers Rate Azure One of Their Favorite Tools

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Yeah, Azure.
How we program, what we program and where we program is changing. All the time. This excellent article lays...

2013-09-09

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Speaker of the Month: September 2013

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This is my second post in what I hope will be an ongoing series. You can see the rules for...

2013-09-06

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sp_executesql, Parameters and Parameter Sniffing

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m honestly not crazy about dynamic T-SQL within stored procedures. There are just a few too many opportunities to mess...

2013-09-05

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Azure Capabilities Expand

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

But then, the capabilities in Azure are always expanding. Here’s the new stuff that was just released in a blog...

2013-09-04

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My Next Phone May Be a Nokia

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I really like my Windows Phone. Yes, there are not as many apps as on a Droid or iPhone. But...

2013-09-03

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Make the PASS Summit Work For Your Employer

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It was pointed out to me that since PASS is such a huge networking event, any employer would be crazy...

2013-09-02 (first published: 2013-08-26)

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One for My SQL Sisters

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Women, for the entire male half of the population, I apologize.
Those who know me well recognize, pretty easily, that I...

2013-08-30

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Windows Azure SQL Database and Throttling

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

When I present on Windows Azure SQL Database, one of the biggest concerns comes up around throttling. Just the concept...

2013-08-29

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Blogs

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

By DataOnWheels

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

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Question of the Day

DBCC CHECKDB Limits III

On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?

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