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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Slide Decks

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Hello everyone! Just a quick note. I’ve removed all my slide decks from SlideShare. I found they were inserting ads into the slides and I didn’t sign up for...

2025-08-02

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T-SQL Tuesday #187: It’s Extended Events. It’s Always Extended Events

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Joe Fleming wants to know how I solve weird problems. I’m not sure I’m actually qualified to answer this question since I, myself, am a weird problem, but I’ll...

2025-06-30 (first published: 2025-06-10)

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SSMS 21 Fixes Irritating Problem

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I have a proper blog post coming out tomorrow for T-SQL Tuesday, but today, celebrate with me that SSMS 21 finally, at long last, fixes the irritating fact that...

2025-06-23 (first published: 2025-06-09)

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Query Hints and Estimated Plans

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I’m working on an update to my Query Performance Tuning book for SQL Server 2025 and I found myself wondering, will a query hint be immediately apparent in an...

2025-06-11 (first published: 2025-05-26)

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Stack Overflow & AI

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I won’t try to pretend otherwise, I’ve had some mixed feelings about Stack Overflow for a long time. I think the concept of the place, ask a question, get...

2025-06-04 (first published: 2025-05-21)

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Do Yourself a Favor, Check Out Woodler

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

I recently was privileged to speak at SQLDay in Wroclaw Poland… man, I love visiting Poland… Anyway… Great event. Worth your time to attend, and if you’re a speaker,...

2025-05-22

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AI in the DBeaver Query Editor

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

You know I had to do it as soon as I found it was possible. Yes, I installed and enabled AI in the DBeaver Query Editor so I can...

2025-05-21 (first published: 2025-05-05)

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SSMS 21

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Just a quick one this morning. I’m on the road and haven’t worked up a full blog post, apologies. I’ve been using the preview for SQL Server Management Studio...

2025-05-12

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Can AI Read Execution Plans?

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

Yeah, yeah, second AI post in a row. I promise not to make a habit of it. But I saw someone else mention that you can feed them XML...

2025-05-07 (first published: 2025-04-21)

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So You Think You Should Get a Radio

by Grant Fritchey

The Scary DBA

This is not database related, so if you’re not interested in hearing about something besides SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DevOps, community or data management in general, time to move on....

2025-04-30

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Grant Fritchey

Slide Decks

T-SQL Tuesday #187: It’s Extended Events. It’s Always Extended Events

SSMS 21 Fixes Irritating Problem

Query Hints and Estimated Plans

Stack Overflow & AI

Do Yourself a Favor, Check Out Woodler

AI in the DBeaver Query Editor

SSMS 21

Can AI Read Execution Plans?

So You Think You Should Get a Radio

Blogs

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times

Forums

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Question of the Day

Increase Deadlock Detection