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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Midlands PASS May Meeting - Speaker Brian Knight

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Speaker: SQL Server MVP Brian Knight
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold a special meeting on...

2008-05-15

629 reads

Thoughts on SQL Saturday in Jacksonville

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was able this Saturday to head down to Jacksonville and speak at the SQL Saturday there. There were a...

2008-05-07

722 reads

Off-topic: The Citadel Honors Class That Did Not Graduate

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The purpose of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, is to prepare South Carolina's citizen soldiers. It is...

2008-05-02

870 reads

Recent slate of IIS attacks - more info

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The recent slate of attacks on IIS servers don't seem to be an attack directly against IIS or against SQL...

2008-04-26

2,195 reads

SQL Server 2005 Logins

by Brian Kelley

SQLServerCentral.com

Security

Security was a major focus of SQL Server 2005 during its development, both in terms of making the product secure as well as enhancing the options. Security expert Brian Kelley brings us a look at how the paradigm of logins has changed and what you need to look for in SQL Server 2005.