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

Published in the ISACA Journal!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In my effort to write more regularly, I’ve branched out a bit to write in the audit and compliance space....

2019-03-01

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Friend of Red Gate

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve been a champion of Red Gate’s tools for years. Quite simply, they help me get work done quicker. They...

2019-02-25

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Why I Do What I Do #tsql2sday

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I didn’t originally want to go back into IT after 15 years in the career field. It was 1999 and...

2019-02-12

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Midlands PASS Meeting for April 2019

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The Midlands PASS April 2019 meeting will be held on April 2nd and we’ll be welcoming Matt Gordon (twitter | website)!
Meeting...

2019-02-06

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Midlands PASS Meeting for March 2019

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The March meeting for Midlands PASS will be held on March 5, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Brian Kelley and Paul...

2019-02-05

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Midlands PASS Meeting – February 5, 2019

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Midlands PASS (Columbia, SC) will be hosting Shannon Lowder on February 5, 2019, from 5:30-8:00 PM. He will be speaking...

2019-01-29

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Developing Presence

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

At SQL Saturday Nashville, I didn’t do a good job explaining the concept of presence. This is in reference to...

2019-01-25 (first published: 2019-01-14)

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Data Modeling Webcast Rescheduled

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Unfortunately, due to a last minute scheduling conflict on my side, we’ve had to reschedule the data modeling webcast with...

2019-01-16

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Donating Hair Again

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

There are several organizations which take hair donations, but the one I prefer to donate to is Wigs for Kids,...

2019-01-10

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Midlands PASS Meeting tonight with Andy Leonard

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If tonight you’re in or can get to the Columbia, SC area, we have a treat for you! Former SQL...

2019-01-08

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Blogs

The Benefits of Teaching

By Brian Kelley

Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...

Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!

By DataOnWheels

I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...

The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says

This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of...

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Forums

Deny Connect problem

By Brandie Tarvin

I have a login I need to deny connect to on a server, but...

Website Stability 2025/12/05

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

All week we've had issues with the site being up and down. There's been...

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Question of the Day

Fabric Mirroring

In which versions can I mirror a database from an on-premises SQL Server to a Fabric data warehouse?

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