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

New MSSQLTips Article: Nesting Database Roles in SQL Server

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm still way behind on my writing for the year, thanks to fighting off stronger than usual migraines and now...

2010-04-07

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What I Do to Prep a Technical Presentation

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This was a question asked on Twitter the other day, "How do folks prepare for a presentation?" Here are some...

2010-04-06

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So you want to write a blog?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

First, figure out what you want to write about. It should be something you have passion for. And it should...

2010-03-27

1,529 reads

Learning About Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Among the Microsoft certifications, the Microsoft Certified Master is the apex of all of them except maybe the Microsoft Certified...

2010-03-26

1,673 reads

SQL Saturday - Columbia

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've talked about trying to do a SQL Saturday event in Columbia, SC, for the last couple of years, ever...

2010-03-26

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Have a Question? Use the Forums

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I try to keep a pretty tight lid on the comments to the blog because there's a lot of SPAM...

2010-03-25

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Avoiding Plagiarism

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Having gone to an academic magnet school, I have quite a few friends who are teaching at the university level...

2010-03-24

1,899 reads

Don't Throw Something New In At Production Deployment

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This post comes from a conversation I had with a developer last week as well as my experiences over the...

2010-03-22

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When It "Has" to Use SA...

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As an infrastructure and security architect, I cringe any time any one mentions the following:
Domain AdminrootsaThose accounts can do anything...

2010-03-19

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New Goal: Security Presentation for End Users on Social Media

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA:

In recent days I’ve seen folks jump on Facebook groups and become fans of pages...

2010-03-18

693 reads

Blogs

The fundamental requirements of a reporting system

By ChrisJenkins

There are some fundamental boxes that your reporting system must tick. ✅ The figures...

Seeing the Bigger Picture: How A Monitoring Tool Changed My Approach to Estate Management

When it comes to managing complex database environments, having the right monitoring solution is...

A New Word: Foilsick

foilsick – adj. feeling ashamed after revealing a little too much of yourself to...

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Forums

Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs

By Nisarg Upadhyay

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Create an HTML Report on...

The Last Good DBCC Run

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Last Good DBCC Run

count the number of NULLs in a row

Hi everyone I have a SP that finds the average based on 3 tables. ...

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The Last Good DBCC Run

I want to check when DBCC CHECKDB was last run on my Baseball database. What code should I use?

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