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

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Sorry, Mikko, the box was already open

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In a blog post F-Secure's Chief Research Officer, Mikko Hypponen (blog | twitter), indicated that with the US participating in cyberattacks...

2012-06-11 (first published: 2012-06-05)

2,386 reads

A Busy Week of Speaking

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm hitting 3 venues in 5 days giving 4 different talks. If you plan on making one of these, I'd...

2012-06-07

1,049 reads

After August, I'm Done Traveling for the Year

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I mentioned in a post over at my Goal Keeping DBA blog that I was not planning to attend the...

2012-05-31

2,108 reads

We Need More Folks in Technology, Period.

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I took my boys to a game design workshop on Saturday that was sponsored and put on by an organization...

2012-05-14

1,279 reads

One Week from SQLRally!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

SQLRally is a week away (pre-cons start on Tuesday, conference starts on Thursday). I have the privilege of two sessions to...

2012-05-02

845 reads

Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...

2012-04-30 (first published: 2012-04-24)

5,827 reads

Tribal knowledge is no knowledge

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've run across several incidents in the last couple of months regarding something that is typically called "tribal knowledge." This is...

2012-04-19 (first published: 2012-04-12)

1,302 reads

Professional Productivity Books

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Just as with the "soft skills" books, in my professional development presentation, I list the professional productivity books that I have found most helpful in my...

2012-04-18

912 reads