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

SQL Lunch Presentation Today and Wednesday

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A heavy week for SQL Lunch with two presentations!
There is another SQL Lunch presentation scheduled for today at 12:30 EDT. Join...

2010-07-12

578 reads

SQL Lunch Presentation Today

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm going to try and do a better job of announcing free training and learning opportunities. With that said, there's...

2010-07-08

707 reads

Visual Studio 2010 Giveaway - The Winners and the Answers

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

All three licenses of Visual 2010 Ultimate with MSDN have been claimed, and here are the winners:
John Pertell (twitter | blog)Jeff...

2010-07-07

630 reads

VS 2010 Ultimate with MSDN Giveaway - Completed!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

UPDATE: The three licenses have been claimed!

Like other MVPs and Regional Directors, I've got three licenses of Visual Studio 2010...

2010-07-07

868 reads

Before You Begin Auditing...

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

There is a fine line between auditing and attacking. The line actually is one built based on authorization. Same tools,...

2010-07-06

961 reads

Why I Use Social Media

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Yesterday was a scary time for the Kelley family. Our youngest, our five year-old daughter, suddenly had a rash everywhere....

2010-07-01

599 reads

SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Registration and Call for Speakers is On-line

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The website is up for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia. We're holding it on October 2, 2010, in West Columbia, SC,...

2010-06-30

1,446 reads

First Performance Virtual Chapter Webcast

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Thanks to the outstanding efforts of Tim Edwards (twitter | blog), our fearless leader, and the rest of the crew, the PASS...

2010-06-28

904 reads

So I Won't Be Going to the Summit This Year

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As the deadline for abstracts to be submitted to the PASS Summit came due, I made the hard decision not...

2010-06-16

647 reads

A Greek Tragedy

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This is just tragic. Thanks to Brent Ozar (twitter | blog) for posting it.
Idera web site hit by SQL injection attack
The...

2010-06-11

578 reads

Blogs

What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?

Making Data AI-Ready, Part 1 (This is the first article in a three-part series...

Using the Data API Builder–VS Live San Diego Resources

Thanks for attending my sessions. Resources below: Slides: Using Data API Builder GitHub repo: ...

Running a Local LLM On Your Laptop Resources

Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at VS Live San Diego yesterday. It...

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Hyperscale Replicas II

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Practical Reporting Queries with CROSS APPLY (Part 3)

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Your Favorite Quotes

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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Hyperscale Replicas II

How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?

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