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

Mixed Feelings about the SQL Server Central Sale to Red Gate

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've read numerous posts and several blogs discussing the SQL Server Central sale to Red Gate and at the end...

2006-11-20

1,622 reads

SQL Server 2005 SP2 CTP Available for Download

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The Community Technology Preview (CTP) version SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released by Microsoft. You can find the download...

2006-11-08

1,970 reads

Chess

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Recently I started getting back into the game of chess as I began coaching my boys. Chess is a great...

2006-11-02

1,678 reads

Picking back up on blogging

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It has been a trying month to month and a half with the implementation of Microsoft's CRM 3.0 product. By...

2006-10-30

1,368 reads

Diversions

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've been rather quiet for a while and there's a reason. I've been
helping some friends get a general gaming site...

2006-09-22

1,501 reads

SQL Server 2005 Scripts on TechNet

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've not been posting over the last week because I'm in the midst of a
two week vacation, the first I've...

2006-09-01

1,450 reads

Removing SQL Server Express from VS Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As I indicated in my previous post, Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5 Out,
if you don't already...

2006-08-24

1,378 reads

Visual Studio Team System for Database Professionals CTP 5 Out

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

If you aren't aware, the Visual Studio Team System for Database
Professionals CTP 5 is available for download. It's a significantly
larger...

2006-08-23

1,417 reads

The Importance of Database Coding Standards

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was working with a developer the other day and the question came up
of how to return status from a...

2006-08-17

1,816 reads

Presentation slides and sql scripts up

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I have posted the slides for the presentation I gave to the DotNet Columbia User Group.
The talk was called, "Something...

2006-08-09

705 reads

Blogs

SQL Server Quickie #48 – Azure SQL Managed Instance

By Klaus Aschenbrenner

Today I have uploaded SQL Server Quickie #48 to YouTube. This time I’m talking...

Spark Connect Dotnet November 2024 Where are we?

All Spark Connect Posts Introduction There have been quite a few changes in the last...

A New Word: Ochisia

ochisia – n. the fear that the role you once occupied in someone’s life...

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Forums

Export database and tables no table data

Trying to move a database from one sql server instance to another on separate...

Package to Project model conversion

Hi All, With previous customer range we were always required to work in the...

Issue with DBMail

By richardmgreen1

Hi all We've got 3 servers with the same setup for dbmail. They...

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Question of the Day

What's the Ceiling?

What do I get as the results from this code?

SELECT CEILING (999.999), CEILING (-999.999);

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