March 10th, 2012 
I use VMware to run 64-bit guest OS’s for development and testing on my laptop. (Windows 7 only allows 32-bit guests, Windows 8 incorporates Hyper-V so this limitation will go away soon). One of the nice benefits of running a VM is that I can suspend and bring it back online in a matter of [...]
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Add SSD to Dell Precision
I just received a new Dell Precision M4600 from work. I wanted to install Windows on a SSD so that it would fly. I know that if you are configuring the m4600 on the Dell website, you are given the option to add a 2nd 128GB (SATA3) Mobility Solid State Drive for just $480.00. Since [...]
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Tags: Dell Precision, Hard Drive, mSATA, Precision M4600, Solid State Disk, SSD 
No Comments »Lync 2010 Web Presentations and Video Scaling
One of the biggest frustrations with Microsoft Live Meeting 2005/2007 is that there is no scaling built in to the screen share capabilities. If the presenter is running 1920×1080 and clients are running 1280×720 the presenter is not notified, but the viewers will not see the entire screen and instead have to scroll. We are [...]
SSIS Logging and Auditing Framework
Thank you for all of you that came out to my presentation at the Atlanta Microsoft BI user group, last Monday. We had a pretty good turn out, 40+. The slide deck can be found on the user group web site. http://atlantabi.sqlpass.org/Resources.aspx Here are the links to the other posts that I referred to during [...]
Consolidation… In other words, difficult lessons are learned best…
A quick note regarding TSQL and what I am learning while developing an application as a Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant… I feel very comfortable with TSQL and troubleshooting queries and learning about a business’s data structure from queries and stored procedures (SPs) and the like. My past roles have been primarily in a production [...]
First Time Presenting: The Power of Social Networking within the SQL Server Community
Good evening, one and all! So I am writing this blog post ahead of time, to be published right when I am about to start presenting this actual presentation to the folks at the Jacksonville SQL Server Users Group Meeting. What I have here is not the presentation, as I need to figure a work [...]
The Times Are A-Changin… My first abstract for my first presentation…
Here is my abstract for my first presentation to be presented at the local Jacksonville PASS chapter, JaxSSUG… It’s my first one, so please share any and all constructive comments! Thanks! The Power of Social Networking within the SQL Server Community Now a Business Intelligence Consultant for Key2 Consulting out of Atlanta, GA, Jason E [...]
SQL Saturday 74 Recap – Better late than never!!!…
Okay, so this is totally late… But since I make a point to review my SQL Saturday events, here goes nothing!!!… So here’s my wonderful assessment, notes, recap, et cetera of SQL Saturday #74. I would have had this sooner, but immediately after SQL Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, on Monday, I was off to Hanover [...]
Atlanta BI Chapter of PASS meeting March 28, 2011
Thanks for attending! Here are the slides and code. Download the zip which is called AtlantaSIG. –Julie
The JEBacaniSQLDude Rant – Don’t call it a comeback! (@ My Real Blog Home)
Don’t call it a comeback! Okay, so it may be a comeback… Welcome to my new primary blog site, with my wonderful company here in Atlanta, Key2 Consulting. While I don’t have anything technical to add, I would like to share the experiences that have led me to the next chapter in my SQL and [...]
