Misc Archives - Grant Fritchey

29Jan 2019 by Grant Fritchey 2 Comments

Opening a Twitch Channel, Data Wisdom

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I want to let you know that I'm starting a channel on Twitch. You'll be able to see it here. I'm going to start doing regular live events on Fridays, probably around 10AM. Topics will range from query tuning, to GDPR, to Redgate, to Azure Data Studio, pretty much the same as the blog. I'll also take requests on topics and will host live Q&A periods during the sessions so you can ask about anything, whether it's part of that day's topic or not. Additionally, I intend to host live videos at events. I have two coming up in a few weeks, SQL Konferenz and SQLBits. I'll do live sessions at these events so that you can, even if you're not there, take part in them. I'll have interviews with…

15Aug 2018 by Grant Fritchey 6 Comments

Rant: There Is No NoSQL Data Storage Engine

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Do I need relational or NoSQL? How does NoSQL help me scale? Will I get paid better with NoSQL or relational? Does NoSQL make my butt look big? OK, maybe I made up that last one. However, the others are all variations of questions I've been seeing a lot of recently. I don't know if I'm just noticing them a lot more or there are more of them, but I'm sick of seeing NoSQL on my computer screen. I love the DB-Engines Ranking page. We can argue over their methods and whether or not Vertica should be ranked above Filemaker all we want. However, what we have is both a very thorough collection of all the different data management systems out there and a great set of definitions for the…

03Aug 2018 by Grant Fritchey No Comments

Youtube Channel Update: 3 August 2018

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I've posted a number of new videos to the Youtube channel that might be of interest if you're a data professional. First up, I've started migrating my Database Fundamentals posts over to Youtube as SQL Server Fundamentals. The first one is available: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHkzj9ZRhbk[/embedyt] Speaking of DBAs, the job is not going away, but it is changing. Find out how to survive the change: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loUwmKQ_Eg4[/embedyt] Would you like to know how the Query Store works? Here's a getting started video: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK8rBO9R43c[/embedyt] I also have a good video on how to combine capturing query metrics along with wait statistics using Extended Events: [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYyTSxry03A&t=97s[/embedyt] Wait until you see what Trace Flag 7412 can do for you. It's very cool. [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei2zJwZyRic&t=79s[/embedyt] Finally, if you are interested in attending one of my…

25Jun 2018 by Grant Fritchey 4 Comments

My Speaking Schedule

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I have quite a few speaking engagements coming up. Rather than an intermittent blog post, I've decided to have a permanent home for this information. If you want to know where to get in touch with me, go to this page of my blog. I'll keep a rolling update of all the events I have coming up. Also, if you want me to speak at your event, it might be a good idea to look to see if I'm already scheduled, or, if I'm going to be right in your area already (I'm happy to go to local user groups if I'm free). I hope this page is helpful. I'll still occasionally promote a particular event with a blog post or links at the bottom of other posts. Anything I…

11May 2018 by Grant Fritchey 2 Comments

YouTube Channel Update: 11 May 2018

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I've been busy getting the videos up on YouTube. If they're helpful to you, please subscribe. Some point soon I'll start doing some livestreams, maybe from different events, or during a presentation. If you're subscribed, you'll know about it when it happens. Videos We're getting closer and closer to when implementation of enforcement of the GDPR starts on the 25th of this month. Here's something else to think about in regards to data mapping: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWIhg7uV1IQ[/embedyt] I find over and over that people really don't understand what a deadlock is. I make an attempt at explaining it so that everyone can understand: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmxQGfasm54[/embedyt] Have I mentioned the GDPR yet? Yeah, well, you're also going to have to deal with data portability when dealing with the GDPR. Get your JSON…

02Mar 2018 by Grant Fritchey No Comments

YouTube Channel Update

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Hey! Here's the latest on my YouTube Channel. Click on through and subscribe. I'll be doing lots of stuff on the Microsoft Data Platform, GDPR, DevOps, Redgate, and all sorts of IT related information. Here are the last couple of weeks worth of videos: Very popular was my discussion of the idea that the reason DBAs don't adopt the latest and greatest piece of shiny is because we're all beholden to vendors instead of trying to make good decisions for our the organizations that pay us (as if the "best" decision is to always grab the new shiny). OK, I'm giving away my thoughts, here's the video: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TVeRSc3gLg[/embedyt] Next most popular was my question, so, if we're not resisting change because of vendor lock (and we're not) why are…

29Jan 2018 by Grant Fritchey 1 Comment

Youtube Channel Update

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Hello, I just wanted to take a moment to promote the work I've been doing with the YouTube Channel. I've published four videos in the last week. The most popular was an introduction to the GDPR: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uADi45AVUM4[/embedyt] I'll be talking about that quite a bit more in the coming weeks. I thought this video which shows you how to compare plans in SQL Server Management Studio would be more popular: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHnZCtUAo44[/embedyt] However, this one showing wait statistics in execution plans seems to be getting more hits: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTf82c6L4oE[/embedyt] Finally, my comparison between the mistaken missile alerts in Hawaii and database design fell over flat. No one was all that interested: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYy9xmieFmM[/embedyt] I hope these videos are proving as useful to you as the blog posts I do…

23Jan 2018 by Grant Fritchey 10 Comments

You Need a New Hobby

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Not sure who this is that is attempting to hack into my blog so desperately, but seriously, time for a new hobby: administrador 202.137.154.1 20 mins ago administrador 186.101.223.223 1 hour 41 mins ago administrador 115.84.92.197 3 hours 2 mins ago administrador 200.63.105.23 4 hours 20 mins ago administrador 137.59.225.11 5 hours 38 mins ago administrador 181.198.216.161 6 hours 56 mins ago admin 168.195.206.130 9 hours 36 mins ago admin 115.84.92.48 10 hours 55 mins ago admin 200.43.234.138 12 hours 14 mins ago admin 115.84.92.3 13 hours 33 mins ago admin 115.84.99.18 14 hours 48 mins ago admin 187.189.27.236 16 hours 7 mins ago admin 103.1.94.110 17 hours 26 mins ago admin 177.19.164.181 18 hours 44 mins ago admin 202.137.141.190 20 hours 5 mins ago admin 186.101.223.216 21 hours 25…

16Jan 2018 by Grant Fritchey 4 Comments

Updated YouTube Channel

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Hello all, I've recently updated my YouTube channel. I'm going to be posting a lot more videos up there. If you would like to take advantage of it, please go here and click on the subscribe button. I'll be covering pretty much the same type of thing there that I blog about here, Microsoft Data Platform, DevOps, Redgate Software, Database Lifecycle Management, Data Protection & Privacy, and other IT stuff as it takes my fancy. Also, I'm taking requests. If there's something you've seen on the blog that you'd like to see as a video, I'll see what I can do to help you out.

13Sep 2017 by Grant Fritchey 1 Comment

Speaking at IT/DevConnections 2017

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If you're going to be in the San Francisco area in October, let's get together and talk. I'll be at IT/DevConnections 2017 doing several talks. First, I have an all day pre-con on the tools needed for query tuning. Then I have two regular sessions, DevOps for the DBA and Monitoring to Quickly Diagnose SQL Server Performance Problems. Let's get together and talk.

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