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

Speaking at Charleston PASS on January 19th

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I will be presenting on SQL Server security on January 19th in Charleston, SC. You can find the details at...

2012-01-04

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Renewed as MVP for SQL Server

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I have been renewed as an MVP for SQL Server. This is my 4th award. It's humbling to receive the...

2012-01-02

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January Midlands PASS meeting - Hosting Ed Wilson, the "Scripting Guy"

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

On January 10, 2012, Midlands PASS is pleased to welcome back PowerShell expert and teacher, Ed Wilson (blog | twitter), and...

2011-12-30

1,700 reads

What is SQL Saturday?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I saw the following post from Andy Warren (blog | twitter), one of the creators of SQL Saturday. He was trying to...

2011-12-29

2,793 reads

SQLRally 2012 - Dallas Registration Is Open!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Want 2 days of Microsoft SQL Server training where you can hand-pick what you're learning about for the low price...

2011-11-30

2,040 reads

No SQL Saturday - Columbia, SC in 2012

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Last week my partner in crime, Bobby Dimmick (blog | twitter) and I sat down for lunch and caught up and...

2011-11-14

1,671 reads

SQL Server security webinar now available on-demand

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Last week I was able to give a SQL Server security webinar with Quest Software and SQL Server MVP Kevin...

2011-11-08

1,169 reads

Meme Monday: #SQLFamily

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tom asks what #SQLFamily means to me. This is a hard one, not because of what #SQLFamily does for me,...

2011-11-07

1,731 reads

Presenting Tomorrow (Thursday) via Webinar - SQL Server Security

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I have the privilege of being able to give a webinar tomorrow, November 3, at 11 AM EDT. It will...

2011-11-02

1,088 reads

Understanding Kerberos, Part III

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Welcome back to both our Kerberos coverage and to another topic for SQL University's Security and Auditing Week. In today's...

2011-10-28

16,638 reads

Blogs

T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?

The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...

Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server

I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...

The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection

I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...

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Admin Rights for Everyone

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Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles

By Arvind Toorpu

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RegEx Functions I

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RegEx Functions I

Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?

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