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Candygrams for the IT Pro on Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V Server, System Center 2012, Azure, Windows 8, PowerShell, Cloud and Office 365
The Cloud on your terms part 2 of 30: What is a Hybrid Cloud?
Today you can find part 2 on my teammates blog John Weston. John does a great job talking...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/02/2011
Check Out this Amazing Video on the Kinect Effect
Imagine the possibilities
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/01/2011
The Cloud on Your Terms Part 1 of 30: What Cloud is Right for You?
Welcome to Day 1 of 30 days of Cloud on Your Terms! Brian Lewis, John Weston, Kevin Remde and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 11/01/2011
Take a look now: Future vision of Microsoft Office
Watch the concept video to get a glimpse of the future of productivity, then explore the stories and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/30/2011
IT Time - TechNet Radio - Halloween Episode - "Top 10 Scariest things an IT Pro can avoid when using Windows Server 2008 R2"
I got to spend some time with my good friends Chris and Blain on the IT Time “Halloween” episode we...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/28/2011
Check them out Now: RC’s of the System Center Products
Today Microsoft released new evaluation versions of the System Center 2012 family of products. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/27/2011
Bytes by TechNet: Matt Hester Interviews Aaron Margosis on Windows Sysinternals tools
In this interview I get to chat with Aaron Margosis, Principal Consultant at Microsoft. We...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/24/2011
Students Are You Up for a Challenge? Enter the Imagine Cup 2012 IT Challenge NOW!
Well we the Imagine Cup 2011 IT Challenge is back again and I have just one question for you? ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/18/2011
REGISTER TODAY: Get your Tech Tune-up on Nov. 2, 2011 a Great Event for IT Pros
Technology is leaving the traditional business world behind. Learn how to leverage the right...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/17/2011
TechNet Video: A Quick Look at Office 365: (Part 5) Next Generation Collaboration with Microsoft Word and Office 365
In the final screencast of this quick 5 part series, we take a look at how easily Word 2010 can...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/07/2011
TechNet Video: A Quick Look at Office 365: (Part 4) Quick and Professional Website Customization with SharePoint Online
In this screencast Matt Hester shows how you can make easy and professional changes to SharePoint...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/06/2011
TechNet Video: A Quick Look at Office 365: (Part 3) Power of Integration with Office 365, Outlook, and Lync Online
In this screencast we take a look at how Office 365 along with Outlook 2010 (and even OWA) and Lync...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/05/2011
TechNet Video: A Quick Look at Office 365: (Part 2) Outlook and Office 365… a Love Story
In this screencast I take a look at some of the advantages of Outlook 2010 connected directly to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/04/2011
Screencast: A Quick Look at Office 365: (Part 1) Overview
In part 1 of this series we will take a quick tour of Office 365 from basic administration to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/03/2011
Bytes by TechNet: Matt Hester Interviews Jennifer Mason on SharePoint and Office 365
I had a lot of fun interviewing my good friend Jennifer Mason, Senior Consultant at...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/30/2011
Register Now TechNet Events Present: A Day with Microsoft Virtualization, Hyper-V, SCVMM 2012 and SCOM 2012…Oh My
Well we are on the road again! We are hitting the road and take a look at the events we are...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/27/2011
Check it out: Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start Videos
Virtualization Jump Start (01): Virtualization Overview She “Microsoft Virtualization for VMware...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/23/2011
Bytes by TechNet: I get Interviewed by Chris Henley on what else: PowerShell!
It is always a joy when I get to sit down and talk with Chris (my friend, colleague and co-author)...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/13/2011
Bringing Hyper-V to “Windows 8”
I had one of my peers comment on this, and I think the one word sums it up…. WOW. From the blog...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/08/2011
5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2011
Aright everyone it is that time of the year again for my annual bold predictions for the NFL 2011...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/08/2011
Bytes by TechNet: Matt Hester Interviews Jason Buffington (Part 2..DPM Style)
I had another great chance to talk with Jason on Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/01/2011
Feeling the Need…….
to run Disney again, whose with me:
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/23/2011
Cool Video: Another Version of Cloud Computing
Would you do this to your laptop? Boot or Bust
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/15/2011
Case Study: How Microsoft IT Developed a Private Cloud Infrastructure
I saw this case study and thought I would share, and it has some really good info into what goes...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/11/2011
Evaluation Downloads for Virtualization, Management and Training Resources
One of the fun things I get to do everyday is point people to products and resources. With IT...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/06/2011
Lego Fest 2011 Update Week 4: Almost Finished
So this week it was all the little things that mattered. While we did not build any really...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/04/2011
Bytes by TechNet: Matt Hester Interviews Jason Buffington
I had yet another chance to sit down and chat with my good friend Jason at TechEd in Atlanta. ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/03/2011
Try it NOW: Deploying and Managing Windows Azure Applications Evaluation
Have you wanted to try how Azure can help support your application deployment and management, well...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/21/2011
Lego Fest 2011 Update Week 3: The Best Build Week
Sorry for the delay in the update but week 3 was a productive week, we got a total of 16 kits done....
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/21/2011
Lego Fest 2011 Update Week 2: May the Brick be With You
This week was a lot of fun and we got a total of 10 sets done which included 5 Star wars Lego...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/08/2011
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Now Available In All Channels; Get It Today!
Today we are happy to share the news that three months after its release to manufacturing and 12...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/07/2011
Lego Fest 2011 Update Week 1 is in the bricks!
So a few people asked me is your son helping you with the Lego sets? My answer this week is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/02/2011
Launched Office 365…Read all about it!
NEW YORK — June 28, 2011 — Today, at media events around the world, Microsoft Corp. announced the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/28/2011
So it Begins…Lego Fest 2011
So My son and I love Lego, and I was asked to clean the following up, so I decided to build all the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/27/2011
The Art of Staying Informed: Mosaic by Tribune
One of the great things I love about my phone is keeping in touch with the news and...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/22/2011
Ed Wilson (Microsoft Scripting Guy) Is Coming Central Ohio PowerShell Users Group July 21st
Ed Wilson is coming to Columbus to talk all about PowerShell at the Central Ohio PowerShell Users...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/17/2011
Bytes by TechNet: Matt Hester Interviews Scott Hanselman
Again at TechEd I had a chance to interview some great folks for Bytes by TechNet. The first...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/16/2011
Cool Looking Game for Kinect: Child of Eden
Anyone play this one yet?:
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/15/2011
Friday Night Geek Card Game: Threat modeling game
Thanks to my friend Tim, I am going all in with the Threat Modeling Game! This is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/10/2011
Get-Podcast -Sarah, Matt Listen Again or for the First Time: PowerScripting Podcast Replay
If you did not have a chance to listen to Sarah and I chat with the PowerScripting guys, check out...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/03/2011
PowerShell Not Your Father's Command Line Part 31 of 31: That’s a Wrap and We are Not Done Yet!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank you Thank You! I cannot say thank you to all of you...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/31/2011
PowerShell Not Your Father's Command Line Part 30 of 31: PowerShell Likes the Pretty Blue Eyes of Azure Too
In this brief post I wanted to touch briefly on some useful PowerShell cmdlets you will be finding...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/30/2011
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 29 of 31: Demystifying MSDN and PowerShell static syntax
Sarah has been doing a great job the last few posts on community. In response to a community...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/29/2011
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 28 of 31: What is the .NET Framework?
In today’s post Sarah takes a look at a great question she was asked recently. What is the...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/28/2011
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 27 of 31: It Takes a Community to Raise a Language
In today’s post Sarah takes another look at some exciting PowerShell projects that the community is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/27/2011
PowerShell My Father’s Command Line Part 26 of 31: Start Spreading the News…
Get-Singer –“Chairman of the Board” In today’s post Sarah takes a took at...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/26/2011
Get-Podcast -Sarah, Matt Tomorrow Night: PowerScripting Podcast 9:30 pm est.
Hey everyone thanks for following our PowerShell Not your Father’s Command Line 31 Days of...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/25/2011
Check Out Talk TechNet every Wed. and Friday!
Talk TechNet is a twice weekly, one hour radio show for IT Professionals hosted by Senior Program...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/24/2011