#SQLChat on Performance Issues
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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Brian Kelley
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PASS Security VC Presentation – The Dirty Business of Auditing
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
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
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
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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Additional Presentation at 24 Hours of PASS
I’ve had another presentation added for the 24 Hours of PASS; this one is the first session of the line-up,...
2017-05-02
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[Off-Topic] Dealing with Type 2
I had a brief conversation with Stuart Ainsworth yesterday over Facebook. In passing I mentioned that I was doing well...
2017-04-28
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Speaking at Syntax Code and Craft Conference 2017
On May 18, 2017, I’ll be giving a talk at the Syntax Code and Craft Conference in Charleston, SC. If...
2017-04-27
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Speaking at the SSWUG 2017 Spring Virtual Conference
On May 2, 2017, I’ll be giving two talks at the SSWUG 2017 Virtual Conference. Here are the talks:
Building a...
2017-04-26
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Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS
On May 3, 2017, at 2 PM EDT (6 PM GMT) I’ll be speaking as part of the 24 Hours...
2017-04-25
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Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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