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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Interviewing a DBA

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m not a fan of trivia style interview questions. Yes, I ask a few because you have to in order...

2012-09-26 (first published: 2012-09-24)

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PASS Elections 2012

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Yeah, it’s that time again. And we have a magnificent slate of people running. I mean truly amazing and wonderful...

2012-09-21

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Conference in Florida: SQL Server Live

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This conference is new to me. In case it’s new to you, I thought I’d take a moment to point...

2012-09-14

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SSC Clinic: Finding the rogue query

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral.com

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When you're getting spikes of high CPU, it's quite likely it's a rogue query. But how do you find out which query? Grant Fritchey explains, using SQL Monitor.

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2012-09-13

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Discuss

SQL Server vs. Oracle

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Just so we’re clear, I use SQL Server. I like SQL Server. But, this doesn’t mean I have anything against...

2012-09-07

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Please, Call Me Richard

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I presented a session at the SQL Saturday event in Oklahoma City last weekend. The event itself was pretty good....

2012-08-28

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These People Are Exceptional

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I should know. I was one of the judges of this year’s Exceptional DBA of the Year award. I had...

2012-08-28

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Another Execution Plan… In the Cloud!

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

A couple of weeks ago I posted about how different execution plans look when using the Azure Management Portal. I...

2012-08-23 (first published: 2012-08-20)

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24 Hours of PASS, Fall 2012

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

It’s time to get your learn on again. The schedule for the Fall 24 Hours of PASS is up and...

2012-08-22

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Coming to Your Town

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I can’t sing and I can’t play and I left the young generation behind a while ago, but I’m still...

2012-08-16

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Blogs

Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!

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Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...

Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones

One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...

Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring

Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...

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The Challenge of AI

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Question of the Day

Deprecated Feature Tracking

From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?

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