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

New Article on SQL Server 2005 Logins

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I wrote a new article for SQL Server Central on SQL Server 2005 Logins. It covers the basics. This is...

2006-07-05

1,403 reads

Microsoft Office 2007 Delayed

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It looks like Microsoft Office 2007 will be delayed due to performance
issues. It was supposed to release in conjunction with...

2006-06-29

1,361 reads

Idera SQL Check updated for SQL Server 2005

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Idera's SQL Check
has been updated to support SQL Server 2005. SQL Check is a free
performance monitoring tool, not anywhere near...

2006-06-28

1,549 reads

WinFS rolled into next version of SQL Server

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A blog posting from the WinFS team
caught me a bit by surprise today. Apparently I wasn't the only one,
judging by...

2006-06-27

1,555 reads

Top 100 Network Security Tools

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This is a bit dated (it came out last week), but here is the list of
the top 100 network security...

2006-06-26

1,459 reads

Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) Local Chapter in Columbia, SC

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

We are starting up efforts again to try and get a local PASS
chapter based in the Columbia, SC area. If...

2006-06-23

1,387 reads

SANS Stay Sharp Course - SEC351: Computer and Network Security Awareness

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A few years ago I took the SANS GIAC Security Essentials Course on-line. Included in it was an attempt at...

2006-06-21

2,156 reads

Whitepaper: SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Microsoft has released a whitepaper on SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design
(Microsoft Word document). It's 35 pages in length...

2006-06-15

2,065 reads

Distributing Database Connection Strings Using Active Directory Group Policy

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I ran into Brian Knight today on the Expo floor here at TechEd.
It was good to catch up a bit...

2006-06-13

2,334 reads

TechEd - DATTLC01 : Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It's
been a few years since I wrote my eBook on SQL Server performance monitoring
but I still keep a strong interest...

2006-06-12

1,586 reads

Blogs

SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident

SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...

What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?

Making Data AI-Ready, Part 1 (This is the first article in a three-part series...

Using the Data API Builder–VS Live San Diego Resources

Thanks for attending my sessions. Resources below: Slides: Using Data API Builder GitHub repo: ...

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Hyperscale Replicas II

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Practical Reporting Queries with CROSS APPLY (Part 3)

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How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?

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