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

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Not Attending/Presenting at SQL Connections

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Given everything that has happened in the last couple of weeks, this is not surprising to those who have kept...

2009-10-31

1,377 reads

OFF-TOPIC: God is Still Good, Even as We Mourn

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Kimberly and I went to the high risk doctor's office this morning for the ultrasound. Unfortunately, they realized very quickly...

2009-10-30

1,912 reads

OFF-TOPIC: More about the pregnancy

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Quite a few folks have commented about my previous post about missing the PASS Summit, whether publicly or in private....

2009-10-29

887 reads

SQL University: Multiple Paths and Ownership Chaining

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Welcome back to our last class this term on security in SQL Server here at SQL University. According to the syllabus,...

2009-10-29

2,660 reads

SQL University: Diving into Authorization

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It's good to see all your bright and chipper faces here at SQL University. Hopefully you've digest Monday's lesson on...

2009-10-27

6,136 reads

SQL University: Authentication and Authorization

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Welcome back to class, folks, here at SQL University. This week we're going to take a look at the basics...

2009-10-25

10,857 reads

Another Year, Another Missed PASS Summit

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This year I was really looking forward to going to the PASS Summit. It's worth every penny in the knowledge you'll...

2009-10-23

1,664 reads

Habits and Activities for De-Stressing

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was chatting on FaceBook today with a guy from my church who is learning to be a network engineer. He's...

2009-10-22

920 reads

Enabling the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) in SQL Server Express

by Brian Kelley

SQLServerCentral.com

SQL Server Express has the same code base as the rest of the versions of SQL Server, but there are some differences in how to set it up and configure various tasks. MVP Brian Kelley shows us how to enable the Dedicated Administrator Connection.

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2009-10-21

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Review: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Netbook

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Our home desktop was several years old and due for replacement. I still have my Dell laptop, and it's still more than...

2009-10-19

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Brian Kelley

Not Attending/Presenting at SQL Connections

OFF-TOPIC: God is Still Good, Even as We Mourn

OFF-TOPIC: More about the pregnancy

SQL University: Multiple Paths and Ownership Chaining

SQL University: Diving into Authorization

SQL University: Authentication and Authorization

Another Year, Another Missed PASS Summit

Habits and Activities for De-Stressing

Enabling the Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) in SQL Server Express

Review: ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Netbook

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Unused Indexes in SQL Server: Find them, vet them, and drop them safely

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