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

Thoughts on the SQL Server 2008 R2 Press Conference

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you weren't aware, Microsoft held a BI telelconference today which announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server...

2010-04-21

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PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP SP3 - Can It Be Upgraded?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In my last blog post I indicated that I would be adding learning PowerShell to my list of goals. I...

2010-04-15

5,049 reads

Why I Have Had a Hard Time Adopting PowerShell

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

PowerShell has been out for a while. When it first came out, I went and grabbed a copy and tinkered...

2010-04-14

4,286 reads

Hosting a User Group Meeting - Day of "Bare Bones" Checklist

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This actually came as a response to a tweet from Mike Walsh (Twitter | Blog). But here is the barebones checklist I...

2010-04-13

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Cloud Computing - Will Data Breaches Cost More?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

That's the main point from the following article:
Video: Data breaches to cost more in the cloud
The cost was calculated per...

2010-04-09

1,043 reads

A Good Expansion on the Topic of Plagiarism

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In a previous post I gave some links which help explain what plagiarism is and how to generally avoid it....

2010-04-08

670 reads

SQL University Starting Back Up

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Jorge Segarra's ( @SQLChicken) excellent community idea, SQL University, is starting back up next week. This is effectively free training on...

2010-04-08

746 reads

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

1,682 reads

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

803 reads

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

1,540 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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Hyperscale Replicas II

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

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