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

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

13,508 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

3,394 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

1,503 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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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

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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

1,989 reads

SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC 2011 Session Schedule Is Up!

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As announced, we have posted our session schedule for SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC. The event will be March 19, 2011...

2011-02-19

1,273 reads

Blogs

A New Word: Dorgone

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Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers

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