Presenting on Security at Midlands PASS
On Thursday, February 13, 2014, I’ll be at Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC. We’ll be meeting from 5:30 PM to...
2014-02-10
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Brian Kelley
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Being a Better IT Pro - Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2014-01-22 (first published: 2013-12-23)
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of January 12, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2014-01-09
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Being a Better IT Pro – Keep It Short
Keep your emails and communications as short as possible.
Make sure you cover everything you absolutely need to, but nothing more....
2014-01-08
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Being a Better IT Pro – Get to the Point
When writing emails or other communications, state your point or request right at the beginning.
For instance, if you need...
2014-01-07
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Being a Better IT Pro – Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2013-12-23
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of November 24, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2013-12-03 (first published: 2013-11-22)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #233 - Washington, DC
For those who will be at SQL Saturday #233 in Washington, DC, I’ll be giving my professional development talk, Being...
2013-12-02
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #233–Washington, DC
For those who will be at SQL Saturday #233 in Washington, DC, I’ll be giving my professional development talk, Being...
2013-12-02
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Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of November 24, 2013
If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...
2013-11-22
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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...
Forums
how to write this query?
Hi everyone I asked this earlier but the desired outcome is a bit different...
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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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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