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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Reading more efficiently

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In IT, we have to read a lot. For instance, understanding how to set something in Azure or Okta or vSphere may mean we are consuming 5 or more...

2022-03-18 (first published: 2022-03-07)

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Architecture – Commonality is an accelerator

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In IT, commonality is an accelerator. When I say commonality, I mean commonality of: Components, like libraries Object models Interface definitions Tools Let me give you an example. Imagine...

2022-03-02

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Architecture – The Perfect Enemy

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

When I was younger, I always wanted the perfect solution to an IT problem. I remember getting into argument after argument trying to insist upon the perfect configuration, setup,...

2022-01-21 (first published: 2022-01-10)

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Webinar on Data Security and Compliance

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tomorrow, July 13, 2021, I will be giving a webinar on data security and compliance. Here’s the sign-up link: SQL Server Data Security and Compliance sign-up (free, but registration...

2021-07-12

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Geek Sync: Meeting Security Benchmarks and Compliance with Microsoft SQL Server

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tomorrow, April 28, 2021, 12 PM EDT, I will be talking about meeting security benchmarks and compliance requirements with Microsoft SQL Server. Here is the registration link: Geek Sync...

2021-04-27

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Webcast Recording – Building a Proper SQL Server DB Security Model

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The recording for my presentation on Building a Proper SQL Server DB Security Model is now available. It’s right at an hour long and in it I present a...

2021-03-18 (first published: 2021-03-15)

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Webinar – Building a Proper SQL Server Database Security Model

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tomorrow, March 9, 2020, at 3 PM EST, I will be giving a presentation on how to build a database security model in SQL Server. We’ll primarily focus on...

2021-03-08

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[Coping] Hidden Wounds

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Through high school and college, I carried deep wounds due to what was going on at home. Only a handful of people outside of my family knew what what...

2021-01-29 (first published: 2021-01-20)

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[Coping] Dum Spiro Spero

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Dum Spiro Spero – “While I breathe, I hope.” Because it’s the motto for South Carolina, it’s on the state seal. As a result, it is part of The...

2020-09-23

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[Coping] The Five Minute Journal

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Reading Steve Jones’ posts about daily coping and seeing how it has affected me in a positive way, I’ve decided to share some of the things I’ve done to...

2020-08-14 (first published: 2020-07-30)

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Brian Kelley

Reading more efficiently

Architecture – Commonality is an accelerator

Architecture – The Perfect Enemy

Webinar on Data Security and Compliance

Geek Sync: Meeting Security Benchmarks and Compliance with Microsoft SQL Server

Webcast Recording – Building a Proper SQL Server DB Security Model

Webinar – Building a Proper SQL Server Database Security Model

[Coping] Hidden Wounds

[Coping] Dum Spiro Spero

[Coping] The Five Minute Journal

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