Cross-Post: Learning From Technology’s Past

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Cross-posted from the ISACA Now Blog: “This is the song that doesn’t end. Yes it goes on and on, my friends.” – Lewis, S., “The Song That Never Ends,” Lamb-chop’s...

2020-03-20 (first published: 2020-03-11)

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Webinar Postponement and #SQLPASS group leaders heads up

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Yesterday I wrote about three upcoming webinars I’m giving, which you don’t need to be in attendance for. Unfortunately, the one scheduled for next week with Idera and BankDirector...

2020-03-13

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SQL Server Security and Performance Webinars – March 17 – April 8, 2020 #FlattenTheCurve

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, we’re seeing folks react smartly by cancelling or rescheduling events where a large number of folks gather together. We have even seen...

2020-03-12

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Let’s Call It What It Is: Complexity Debt

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Technical debt get deprioritized too often because business sees the word, “technical.” It doesn’t matter what the true meaning is. And it’s a big problem. It really needs proper...

2020-03-09 (first published: 2020-03-02)

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Midlands PASS: SQL Server Security Basics

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Midlands PASS (Columbia, SC) will be meeting on March 3, 2020, for our monthly user meeting. We’ve been on hiatus since the holidays but we should be meeting regularly...

2020-02-27

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Renewed as a Friend of Red Gate

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I recently received the news that I’ve been renewed as a Friend of Red Gate. I’ve been a big fan of Red Gate since the days when SQL Compare...

2020-02-25

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SheLeadsTech Webinar: Braving the Wilderness of Cybersecurity

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

ISACA has a SheLeadsTech webinar for tomorrow, February 25, 2020 titled Braving the Wilderness of Cybersecurity. Registration Link: https://www.isaca.org/education/online-events/lms_w022520 If you can’t make the talk, ISACA archives all webinars...

2020-02-24

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[Cross post] Innovating Yourself as an IS Auditor

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This is also posted to the ISACA Journal blog, Practically Speaking: As new technologies are developed, we have to stay up to date with them. More so than almost...

2020-01-08 (first published: 2020-01-02)

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Azure – BGP Community for Application Insights (Need Votes)

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Working with Microsoft, we determined that there is no BGP community for Azure’s Application Insights. As a result, I’ve created a feedback request for Microsoft to consider doing just...

2020-01-08 (first published: 2019-12-30)

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Personal Goal Accomplished: Speaking at the PASS Summit

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I mentioned on twitter that a family tragedy about a decade ago had resulted in a false start with respect to this goal: After a false start about a...

2019-11-07

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