6:00 – 6:30 Pizza and Networking sponsored by TEKsystems .
6:30 – 6:40 Announcements
6:40 – 7:00 Ken McClaren : Lessons Learned: Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
7:00 – 8:15 K. Brian Kelley: Fortress SQL Server
8:15 – 8:30 Closing remarks and give-a-ways
K. Brian Kelley: Fortress SQL Server
We'll look at best practices for securing SQL Server and the data contained within from both a DBA and developer perspective. Starting with the basics of how to relate security to business personnel, we'll then dive in to the technical aspects of locking down SQL Server. SQL Server 2000 through 2008 will be covered.
K. Brian Kelley is a SQL Server author and columnist focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress) and Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox). Brian currently serves as a database administrator / architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. He formerly served as a systems and security architect where he worked on Active Directory, Windows security, VMware, Citrix, and of course, SQL Server. In the technical community, Brian is part of the Midlands PASS Chapter, an official chapter of PASS. Brian is also a junior high youth minister at Spears Creek Baptist Church in Elgin, SC. |