Brian is a SQL Server author, columnist, and Microsoft MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He currently serves as a database administrator / architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. He formerly served as a systems and security architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank 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, where he currently serves as president. Brian is also a junior high youth minister at Spears Creek Baptist Church in Elgin, SC.