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

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

13,444 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

1,651 reads

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

3,387 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

1,496 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

602 reads

Shameless Self-Promotion - Introduction to SQL Server [Book]

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

My introductory text to SQL Server, appropriately titled Introduction to SQL Server, is now in print and available for sale. The...

2011-02-22

953 reads

Use Patterns and Prior Code and Don't Reinvent the Wheel

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In recent days I've seen folks try to recreate functionality when they had access to code that already did effectively the...

2011-02-21

1,982 reads

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The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP

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Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...

PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script

This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...

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