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

Catalog view: sys.tcp_endpoints

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was playing around with the endpoint catalog views this afternoon just looking at ways to do poor man's configuration...

2009-05-27

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Speaking at Augusta Developer's Guild

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tomorrow night, May 28th, I'll be speaking the Augusta Developer's Guild. This is a make-up from earlier in the year...

2009-05-27

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Sick? Stay home!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Yesterday I did something I wouldn't have thought of doing a year ago: I stayed home. When I woke up,...

2009-05-19

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SQL Injection - Why I Don't Think Parameterization is Enough

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Note:Since there have been several comments on this, I'm using parameterization at the application layer in the security sense of...

2009-05-15

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Rant: Is It an Effective Control or Not?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This is spurred on by a comment a pen tester made. He was referring to a particular technology and said...

2009-05-05

1,248 reads

A Dead Zune and Choices

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Shortly after the Zune debuted, I purchased one. And I've been happy with it. It's done everything I expected out...

2009-05-04

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New Community Resource for IT Pros - Server Fault

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Not too long ago the developer community got a fantastic resource called Stack Overflow. It's a question and answer site,...

2009-05-01

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Midlands PASS May Meeting

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The Midlands PASS Chapter will be meeting next Thursday night, May 7, at Training Concepts. We have the privilege of welcoming...

2009-04-30

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Speaking / Teaching Engagements in May

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

May 21
I will be teaching a half day course on SQL Server security and auditing for the Midlands Chapter of...

2009-04-30

1,522 reads

The #1 Secret to Building Your Skill Set is...

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Self-Discipline
Yes, I've said it: self-discipline.
I'm reading a book called Disciplines of a Godly Man by R. Kent Hughes. Now...

2009-04-29

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Blogs

Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up

I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...

Who Are You Doing It For?

By Brian Kelley

But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...

Presenting Twice in May 2026

I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...

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Forums

Radius Latitude Longitude

I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...

degree of parallelism

Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...

A Fun Computer Quote

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A Fun Computer Quote

Which movie featured this quote?

"All programs have a desire to be useful."

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