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

Resources for Those Dealing with Security Patches

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It's been a while since I was in the day-to-day business of security patches. However, I still keep up with...

2012-08-24 (first published: 2012-08-21)

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Don't Disconnect Your Common Sense

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This falls in line with a previous post about common sense in IT.
I was having lunch with a co-worker,...

2012-08-23

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Rant: Applying Common Sense in IT

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was watching a training video last night and the instructor made the statement we hear all the time:
"Test this...

2012-08-23 (first published: 2012-08-17)

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Delaying AV Definitions?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Auto-deploying AV definitions has become common place throughout the industry. However, this post from the SANS Internet Storm Center raises the...

2012-08-21

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PowerShell Saturday in Charlotte, NC

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you are in or around the Charlotte, NC area, there is a PowerShell Saturday coming your way on September...

2012-08-15

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Speaking Tomorrow for Professional Development VC

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As I blogged about previously, tomorrow (Wednesday) I will be speaking for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter. My talk will...

2012-08-14

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Audit Yourself Regularly

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Around April this year, my men's accountability group was talking about a shared pain: income taxes. We were all worried...

2012-08-13

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Speaking for PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This coming Wednesday I will be speaking for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter. My talk will be on my...

2012-08-10

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Don't Use Passwords That Can Be Social-Engineered

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A Facebook thread by one of my friends brought this one to mind. He was asking about what the current...

2012-08-09

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Learn to Use Books Online

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

One of the first questions I hear from folks wanting to grow in their Microsoft SQL Server DBA or database developer...

2012-08-06

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Blogs

From SQL Saturday to Day of Data

A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...

PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters

By Eduardo Pivaral

You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...

A New Word: La Guadière

la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...

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Converting Money

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Converting Money

non ascii columns in a utf-8 .txt file

hi, we couldnt get our upstream data source developers to supply what is sometimes...

PolyBase Trace Flags

Are there any good articles on all the trace flags that are enabled on...

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Question of the Day

Converting Money

Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?

DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY;
SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; 

SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;

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