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

T-SQL Tuesday #41: How I Got My Start in Presenting

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, Bob challenges us to discuss how we came to love presenting. Here's my story.
I developed a...

2013-04-19 (first published: 2013-04-09)

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Don't Alienate Your Customer

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This should go without saying, because most of us have been on the receiving end of poor customer support. However,...

2013-04-05

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Security: People Are the Weakest Link

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

There was an interesting conversation on Twitter today about security awareness and why the training so often fails. From my perspective, here's...

2013-04-05 (first published: 2013-03-28)

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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of April 1, 2013

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Here are some training events you might be interested in for the coming week:

Tuesday, April 2
11:00-12:00 EDT, Introduction to SQL...

2013-03-29

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What to Do When You Can't Wipe an Infected System

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

When it comes to workstations within most organizations, the solution when one gets infected is to wipe it and re-image...

2013-03-27

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Get Data Warehouse Training and Help a Neat School

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you're located relatively near the Atlanta, Georgia area, I wanted to bring your attention to data warehousing training on...

2013-02-18

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Upcoming Online Training for the Week of February 18, 2013

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I used to compile a list of online training for the following week and posting it on Fridays. I stopped...

2013-02-14

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Avoid This Time Scheduling Mistake

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was recently asked by a project manager to lay out when DBAs would accomplish certain tasks for a particular...

2013-02-07

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Consider All the Possibilities When Troubleshooting

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

When you are troubleshooting, the rule is if you've checked the obvious possibilities and still haven't solved the problem, it's...

2013-01-28

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Cash Over Credit

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

What does cash over credit have to deal with security? An awful lot, as it turns out.
Personal Story: Mere days...

2013-01-17

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Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code

Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...

Using Claude Code as a Database SRE Agent with the Everpure Fusion MCP Server

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Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array....

The Book of Redgate: Products

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BIT_COUNT() III

In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:

select bit_count(-1)

What is returned?

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