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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
Road Trip FREE Virtualization IT Camps!
Yes! We’re coming back to a classroom near you (I hope) for an intense, full-day of training...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/05/2013
Awesome Chance to win Cash for your App in the MoDev Windows App Contest
Just this week on 10/1, some friends at MoDev announced a contest, for a chance to win cash prizes,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/04/2013
VMware or Microsoft?–The Complete Quick List
As Many of you know over the last month and a half we delivered a 35 part series on VMware or...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/04/2013
Austin Windows Azure IT Camp (9/24/2013) Questions and Answers
Good afternoon everyone, I hope everyone enjoyed the Austin Windows Azure IT Camp and from your...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 10/01/2013
Houston Windows Azure IT Camp (9/5/2013) Questions and Answers
Good afternoon everyone, I apologize for the delay, here the questions I got from the camp in...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/26/2013
VMware or Microsoft: Automation is the Key to Happiness
Welcome to today’s post and my last official post in the series. For this post I chose a topic...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/26/2013
Meet The New Microsoft Surface 2
Check it out! Check out Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 and the new accessories at the Microsoft Store...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/23/2013
Book of the Month September 2013: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Administration Instant Reference
Okay so I had to at least promote my 3rd book, especially since we have Windows Server 2012 R2 is...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/20/2013
History of Hyper-V features up to Windows Server 2012 R2
Here is a great video a good friend of my John Savill did on the history of Hyper-V and what we have...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/19/2013
Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare Race Recap and Revelations!
Wow, boy did I need this weekend! What a difference hydration makes! As you may recall I did not...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/18/2013
Get started as an "Early Expert" on Windows Server 2012 R2 with this FREE eBook!
Research has shown that approximately 65% to 70% of organizations today have more than one...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/16/2013
VMware or Microsoft: Offloading your Storage
Storage is one the main key factors we look at when trying to improve our virtualization...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/13/2013
Road Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the US
Coming to a town near you, our four IT Pro Evangelists in the US Central Region (Brian Lewis, Keith...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/07/2013
5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2013
Happy NFL opening week everyone! Welcome to my annual post and by now most of you will already know...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/04/2013
VMware or Microsoft? Deploying Naked Servers (aka Bare Metal)
Being able to provision and update your virtualization hosts from bare metal is key to any...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/03/2013
VMware or Microsoft?: Can I get an App with that?
In today’s post I am going to talk about applications and Independent Software Vendors (ISV). ...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 09/02/2013
VMware or Microsoft? Moving Live Virtual Machines, Same But Different
Welcome to the post and today we are going to talk about migrating virtual machines from one host to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/30/2013
Houston Here I Come
I have the pleasure of presenting on Windows Azure IAAS next week in Houston! On September 5th, YOU...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/29/2013
VMware or Microsoft? Get the “Scoop” on Hyper-V during VMworld
Welcome to today’s post in the series and we are taking a brief break in the technical comparison,...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/26/2013
Slides and Resources
Welcome to my blog post with slides and resources. This post will be updated fairly regularly with...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/26/2013
VMware or Microsoft? Let’s Talk Certifications!
Let’s start this post off with this: I am a VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/18/2013
Save the Date October 18th! Release for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server R2
Wow Big Announcements all around today. The first one I saw was that we are announcing on...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/14/2013
Book of the Month August 2013: Ready Player One
Happy Friday! After a much too long hiatus, I have decided to restart my book of the month club...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 08/09/2013
Going Coast to Coast with the Dumbo Double Dare Training Week 1
I just did the math and realized I am less than 9 weeks away (60 days) from the Dumbo Double Dare...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/01/2013
Register Today for Live! 360
Hey Everyone I wanted to share with you about a conference I just learned about, Live! 360 If you...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 07/01/2013
TechNet Radio: (Part 7) Infrastructure as a Service - Windows Azure and PowerShell
I welcome the Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson to the show as they discuss Windows Azure Infrastructure...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/24/2013
TechNet Radio: (Part 6) Infrastructure as a Service - Windows Azure and System Center 2012
In Part 6 of our Windows Azure IaaS series I welcomes John Savill, Founder of SavillTech to discuss...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/24/2013
TechNet Radio: (Part 5) Infrastructure as a Service - Windows Azure Licensing Options
In today’s episode, I chat with Mark Rosenberg, a Technical Instructor at New Horizons...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/21/2013
TechNet Radio: (Part 4) Infrastructure as a Service: Windows Azure vs. Amazon & Rackspace
In Part 4 of our Windows Azure IaaS series I have a great conversation with Microsoft MVP Jeffrey...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/13/2013
TechEd 2013 Favorites: Community the Hidden Gem at TechEd
This month Kevin, Keith, Brian and I are talking about some of the favorite things we saw at TechEd...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 06/13/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS): Quickly Provisioning Development / Test Environments with PowerShell
As a lot of you know I am extremely passionate about PowerShell. Fundamentally the language...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/27/2013
Register Now: John Savill’s upcoming Master Class Certified training session in Dallas on 7/8/2013
I just found out about this and had to pass it on! John and I have been colleagues for years and I...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/21/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS): Deploy Web Server Solutions (IIS or Apache) in the Cloud
One of the more common workloads the cloud handles fantastically is for your web service. Whether...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/14/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS): Replicate File Server Content to the Cloud with DFS-R
Distributed File System (DFS) is of the more powerful functions of your Windows Server. DFS...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/07/2013
Join Me at TechEd North America and Come to my Session: June 3-6 New Orleans!
TechEd 2013 North America will take place June 3-6 in New Orleans. TechEd is Microsoft’s...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/02/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS): Leveraging the Cloud for Backing Up Your Data.
One of the key scenarios that you can leverage the cloud for is backup and that is what we are going...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/02/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS): Getting Started!
Another great month and another great series. This month we are going to be talking about...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/01/2013
20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS):
Here are all the parts of the Wndows Azure IaaS Series, please check as this post will be updated...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 05/01/2013
Altra Helping Boston to Keep Running
As lot of you know I love to run, and know what it takes to complete a marathon. As you might...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/30/2013
Up to 98% Reduction in Sync Traffic with Hyper-v Replica and Riverbed
My teammate Brian posted a great article on Hyper-V replica and Riverbed. The article takes a...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/30/2013
Build Your Private Cloud in a Month: Protecting Private Cloud Workloads with System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Being able to protect your Private cloud is one of the more important things you can do. With so...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/29/2013
TechNet Radio: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Hybrid Scenarios and Migrating SharePoint to Windows Azure IaaS(Part 3)
In Part 3 of the Windows Azure IaaS series I discuss with Keith Mayer common scenarios in which IT...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/17/2013
Build Your Private Cloud in a Month: Forging your Private Cloud from Bare Metal with System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager
When you first start working with provision your private cloud, you will need to learn how to...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/16/2013
TechNet Radio: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – Windows Azure Virtual Machine FAQs (Part 2)
Here is part 2 of the Windows Azure IaaS series and in this episode I take a look at the top Windows...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/08/2013
TechNet Radio: Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS) – Windows Azure Virtual Machines & What’s in it for You (Part 1)
I kick off a 8 part Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) series and in today’s...
Author: Matt Hester Date: 04/05/2013