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

Excellent article on cracking SQL Server passwords

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The SQLServerAdvisor mailing from SearchSQLServer.com had a link to a
very good article on cracking SQL Server passwords. The article, by
Kevin...

2006-05-09

1,603 reads

Share Your OPML

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Dave Winer announced bringing back Share Your OPML
on Friday. I wasn't keeping up with many RSS feeds back when the
original...

2006-05-08

1,558 reads

Security Awareness for Developers - What would you include?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you were putting together a security awareness training program for
developers, what aspects of SQL Server security would you include?...

2006-05-06

1,845 reads

Going to TechEd 2006 in Boston!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As of right now, it looks like I'm going to TechEd 2006 in Boston. If you're going to be there...

2006-05-05

1,461 reads

Scaling out SQL Server 2005 article

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This article appeared just recently on MSDN:

Scaling Out SQL Server 2005

It's a relatively high level document which covers how to...

2006-05-05

1,562 reads

SysInternals EULA Updated

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The SysInternals licensing has been updated on the SysInternals website.
The new licensing is something you'll want to take a look...

2006-05-05

1,476 reads

PromptSQL purchased by Red Gate Software

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It appears that PromptSQL has been purchased by Red Gate Software. I
haven't seen a news announcement about it, and there's...

2006-05-04

1,532 reads

SQL Server 2005 Books Online (April 2006)

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

SQL Server 2005 Books Online has been updated for SP1. The newest
version is labeled SQL Server 2005 Books Online (April...

2006-05-04

1,529 reads

SQL Server 2005 Security Overview Webcast - On Demand

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm catching back up on the TechNet webcasts
I found interesting from April. Most are during the day and with
meetings and...

2006-05-01

704 reads

Checking SQL Server Versions

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This question comes up enough on the forums and with SP1 for SQL Server
2005 released, I'll cover it again. You...

2006-04-30

1,617 reads

Blogs

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: ...

Running a Local LLM On Your Laptop Resources

Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at VS Live San Diego yesterday. It...

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Hyperscale Replicas II

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Practical Reporting Queries with CROSS APPLY (Part 3)

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