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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24 Hours of Education

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You absolutely need to learn more. I need to learn more (lots more). We all should be constantly learning more...

2013-07-24

564 reads

A Tale of Two Hotels

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This is a long and convoluted post about my experiences at two hotels, but it has a point for DBAs...

2013-07-15

830 reads

Getting Started With SQL Server 2014 the Easy Way

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You know you want to at least take a look at the new Client Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server...

2013-07-05 (first published: 2013-07-01)

2,148 reads

SQL in the City London 2013

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Wow!
You’d think that an event might get a little worn by the third time you’re doing it. That maybe it...

2013-07-02

727 reads

I Don’t Care

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s funny how certain sentences can both accurately reflect a situation and communicate entirely the wrong message.
When thinking about cloud-based...

2013-06-24

736 reads