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

Tip on Speaking (and Writing) Well – The Key Idea

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
In the September 2010 issue of Toastmaster magazine there’s a great article by Chris...

2011-03-28

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Next Up: SQL Connections!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

SQL Saturday #70 is officially in the books. There's some administrative stuff: I will do a blog post about lessons...

2011-03-21

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SQL Saturday #70 - Tomorrow will be here soon!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

We are in the final stages of prepping for SQL Saturday #70, here in Columbia, SC. We have right around...

2011-03-18

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Beginner Sessions at SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A very good question was asked about the SQL Saturday #70 session track, and that's "What courses are best suited...

2011-03-15

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SQL Server Connectivity Issues with Named Instances

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This came up on Twitter last night and if you're not very strong on networking, this can be really confusing....

2011-03-10

13,377 reads

[OFF-TOPIC] Make a difference

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I follow the blog of Johnny Long (twitter) from time-to-time, especially as he chronicled his work in Uganda. I know...

2011-03-09

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Selecting Speakers for SQL Saturday #70

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The Call for Speakers for SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC, ended on February 17, 2011. We wanted to put the...

2011-02-25

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Configuring Antivirus for SQL Servers

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've been on both sides of the debate with respect to whether or not to install antivirus software on a...

2011-02-24

3,381 reads

PASS in Five Years: It's about the Members

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Andy Warren (blog | twitter) recently blogged about wanting input on What Should PASS Be? and I think it's a reasonable...

2011-02-24

1,489 reads

PASS Election Review Committee: NomCom Process

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Over on the ERC forums, Bill Graziano (blog | twitter) has posted the proposed NomCom selection process. We would really like...

2011-02-23

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Blogs

Measuring What Matters: Operationalizing Data Trust for CDOs

Trust is the currency of the data economy. Without it, even the most advanced...

A Small LLM Fail

Another test with Copilot in SSMS (v22 P3) that didn’t go so well. This...

SQL Server Versions: Out With the Old, In With the Supported

If your production SQL Servers are still running 2016 (or older) you’re basically banking...

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The Selfish Case for Learning AI

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