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

Upgraded to Model

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

That's right, folks, I'm now a model. Or at least, a model DB. Tom LaRock released his most recent rankings and...

2010-03-10

578 reads

Focus on Your Passion

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tuesday night I was having a conversation with my younger son, whom we call Turtle. It's a nickname that came...

2010-03-04

1,084 reads

Baby Steps to Learning Something New

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I had a really bad habit of trying to jump into the middle of something I didn't know very well,...

2010-03-03

4,808 reads

Personal "Failure" Is Just a Result

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm reading a book by two teens called Do Hard Things. It's a book which represents a rejection of the...

2010-03-02

978 reads

Plan for Failure

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Notice I didn't title this "Plan to Fail." We should never plan to fail. That's sabotage. And that ain't right,...

2010-02-24

1,019 reads

Quest POTW Webcast on SQL Injection Now Available

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Back a couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of participating in a Pain of the Week webcast with Kevin...

2010-02-23

1,376 reads

What Does It Look Like When Everything Is Okay?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm a big believer in looking at systems when everything is okay. I'm not the only one, as Joe Richards, a...

2010-02-22

874 reads

On Ethics

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was having a conversation recently with a friend and former co-worker of mine. He's bounced around here and there,...

2010-02-19

798 reads

Why I Don't Like Microsoft Access

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

After seeing Brent Ozar's Top 10 Reasons Why Access Doesn't Rock, and seeing all the comments it generated, I figured...

2010-02-15

4,300 reads

POTW Webcast with Kevin Kline

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Today I'll be tagging along with Kevin Kline for the Quest Pain of the Week webcast. We'll be talking about...

2010-02-11

955 reads

Blogs

AI in SQL Server vs PostgreSQL: Vector Search, Embeddings, and RAG Compared

By Eduardo Pivaral

Both SQL Server and PostgreSQL are moving fast into AI territory — and if...

Monday Monitor Tips: AI Alert Analysis

We keep adding new AI capabilities to Redgate Monitor, where it makes sense. Check...

From SQL Saturday to Day of Data

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

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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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