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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#SQLChat on Performance Issues

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Twitter can often be a great source of information for the SQL Community, especially with the #SQLHelp hashtag. Another resource...

2017-06-23

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PASS Security VC Presentation – The Dirty Business of Auditing

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

On Thursday, June 22, at 1 PM EDT / 10 AM PDT, I’ll be presenting for the PASS Security Virtual Chapter.
Registration...

2017-06-19

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Speaking at Charleston PASS on May 18, 2017

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

During the day of the 18th I’ll be at the Syntax Code and Craft Conference in Charleston, SC. That evening...

2017-05-12

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Slides from 24 Hours of PASS – Data Security

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As promised, here are my slides from the 24 Hours of PASS on Data Security:
S1 – Brian Kelley_WhatYouAbsolutelyMustKnowAboutSQLServerSecurity (.pptx – 733 KB)
S7 – Brian...

2017-05-09

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Slides from SSWUG 2017 Spring Virtual Conference

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As promised, here are the slides for my two presentations from SSWUG’s 2017 Spring Virtual Conference:
SSWUG_Spring_Building an Auditing Framework for...

2017-05-08

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