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

Professional Goals for 2009

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Every time management / professional development book out there tells one to not only develop goals but actually write them down. That's...

2009-02-06

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Speaking / Teaching Engagements

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I should have put this out earlier, before going to the SQL Server Innovators Guild, but I got too busy....

2009-02-06

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SQL Server security bulletin due on Tuesday

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As part of its advance notification, Microsoft has released the list of security bulletins that should be coming our way...

2009-02-05

834 reads

Read-Only Access to SQL Server Jobs

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This question comes up a lot: how do I give read-only access to job status to a group of people?...

2009-01-22

4,078 reads

What Do You Want Auditors to Know About Auditing SQL Server?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Right now it looks like I'll be putting a training session on for my local ISACA chapter on SQL Server...

2009-01-22

1,105 reads

Video: xp_cmdshell execution in SQL Server 2005/2008

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The video I did for Jumpstart TV on xp_cmdshell execution has hit the front page. Registration on the site is...

2009-01-21

690 reads

Conficker / Downadup Worm One More Time

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Hopefully by now everyone has seen this, but if not, here's a reminder to continue to spread the details. Denis Gobo...

2009-01-20

922 reads

Fake LinkedIn profiles with links to malware

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This is a little old (five days based on the last update), but TrendMicro put on their blog about fake...

2009-01-20

933 reads

Have you disabled autoplay yet?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If not, you should. Because autoplay being on means any time a removable data device, such as a USB stick,...

2009-01-15

756 reads

Microsoft Solution Accelerators on TechNet

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was browsing through the new titles that are on Safari and saw some planning guides around Windows Server 2008...

2009-01-15

831 reads

Blogs

Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger

I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...

Fighting Procrastination?

By Brian Kelley

Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...

A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit

I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...

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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles

In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?

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