Brian Kelley

Brian Kelley is an author, columnist, and Microsoft SQL Server MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress), Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox), and Introduction to SQL Server (Texas Publishing). Brian currently serves as an infrastructure and security architect. He has also served as a senior Microsoft SQL Server DBA, database architect, developer, and incident response team lead.

Interests: Chess, Reading, Soccer (Football), Baseball, Animals, Theology

FUD Makes Security Harder

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The US government’s illogical screeds against better personal encryption for data and communications is well documented. Then comes this reported...

2014-11-20

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More on that Cyberwar

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As a follow-up to my post on being at war, cyberwar:
State Department Hacked
If the experts are correct, this trend is...

2014-11-18

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Generalists vs. Specialists

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve stated quite often that being a generalist has generally been beneficial for my IT career (pun intended). That’s why...

2014-11-13 (first published: 2014-11-06)

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We’re at War – Cyberwar

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In case you’ve not been following the news with regards to *government* breaches:
White House computers hacked – Russia suspectedUS Postal Service...

2014-11-13

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Speaking at SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you’re looking to warm up for the winter, come on down to Charleston, SC, on December 13, 2014. Charleston...

2014-11-12

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Consolidating Email Accounts

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I am consolidating my professional email accounts into one place. If you’ve previously contacted me using my linchpinpeople.com or either...

2014-10-21

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SQL Server Security Benchmarks

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you’re not familiar with the Center for Internet Security, here’s the organization’s mission statement:
The Mission of the Center for...

2014-10-20

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#TSQL2sday #59 – My Heroes

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Here is my list of heroes for #TSQL2sday. None of them are directly tied to technology, much less SQL Server....

2014-10-14

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Slides and Code for SSIG Talk

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Thank you for those who made it out to the SQL Server Innovators Guild last night in Greenville, SC. I...

2014-10-08

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The Fallacy of Internal Access Only

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In the wake of Shell Shock, I’ve seen some vendor advisories indicate that while their product is vulnerable, it’s only...

2014-10-07 (first published: 2014-09-30)

7,121 reads

Blogs

Fighting Procrastination?

By Brian Kelley

Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...

A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit

I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...

How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents

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Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...

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In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?

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