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In Part 1, I gave some advice from Toastmasters. We’ll return to the Toastmasters advice in Part 3....

2017-11-15

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Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 1)

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve given technical presentations for years. I’ve also taught in churches and youth groups years before that. For me, speaking...

2017-11-17 (first published: 2017-11-06)

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If You’re Stuck at Home for the PASS Summit

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Conferences are a great place to network, to see new technologies or to see existing technologies being used in new...

2017-10-30

681 reads

Don’t “Test” Against Production

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

A few months ago, I was participating in a threat hunting exercise on the security side. The gentleman leading the...

2017-10-30 (first published: 2017-10-18)

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Automating Everything with PowerShell – Getting Started #tsql2sday

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I try to automate everything I can with PowerShell. Whether we’re talking SQL Server, WSUS, Active Directory, or any other...

2017-10-17

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Randomness in Security Configuration

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

We were deploying a new web service. Because of the nature of the service, we wanted it to listen on...

2017-08-24 (first published: 2017-08-14)

1,422 reads

Just Say No to Social Engineering Memes

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

These memes, from a security and privacy perspective, are nothing but trouble. Here’s an example I just saw a friend...

2017-08-11

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#TSQL2sday: Interviewing Patterns

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Kendra Little.
I’ve been told interviewing is an art. Perhaps it is. I view it...

2017-08-08

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Geek Sync on Wednesday: Taking Control of Your Organization’s SQL Server Sprawl

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This Wednesday, July 26th, at 12 PM EDT, I’ll be giving a presentation through Idera’s Geek Sync series. You will...

2017-07-24

298 reads

Remember What It’s Like to Be a Rookie

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

File this under “soft skills.” Let me start with a recent experience.
Last week I was leading a team of youth...

2017-08-08 (first published: 2017-07-20)

1,694 reads

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 2)

Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 1)

If You’re Stuck at Home for the PASS Summit

Don’t “Test” Against Production

Automating Everything with PowerShell – Getting Started #tsql2sday

Randomness in Security Configuration

Just Say No to Social Engineering Memes

#TSQL2sday: Interviewing Patterns

Geek Sync on Wednesday: Taking Control of Your Organization’s SQL Server Sprawl

Remember What It’s Like to Be a Rookie

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