Yesterday on the Windows 8 Blog Steven Sinofsky posted a great blog about how Windows 8 and SkyDrive will work together. There is already an app for Windows 8, and the Windows Phone for Skydrive. I use them both, they are great!   Everyone get...

The System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK provides information applicable to administrators who want to automate Configuration Manager through script and to developers adding features and extensions to base Configuration Manager functionality....

About This Video Brian Crum, a Product Marketing Manager from the Lync team joins us today, as we discuss the recent release and features found in Lync Mobile . Tune in as we cover an array of topics from key features to how to get started, as well as...

About This Video Microsoft MVP Mitch Garvis is back on the show and in today’s no holds-barred session, we’re giving a serious look at VMware vs. the Microsoft Private Cloud. Tune in as we give a “Just the facts ma’am” overview of the key differences...

  Top 10 New Features in SQL 2012 Our new SQL 2012 just released. I get asked all the time why should I upgrade to the latest. There are 100’s of reasons with this one, I tried to pick the best 10. More info here: http://social.technet.microsoft...

Today is day 2 of MMS 2012, April 17th, 2012.  I just can’t believe the number of Announcements that have come out today. First here at the Keynote at MMS we announced the world wide availability of  System Center 2012. To download the trial...

I had two sessions at this year’s Microsoft Management Summit (MMS 2012).   On this post I will include the PowerPoints for the decks I used. Also I will update this post when the sessions become live on http://mms-2012.com   They were...

  Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. . . We asked students from all over the world to come up with innovative uses of technology that would make the world a better place. They stepped up to the challenge, and the...

This week Microsoft announced some major changes in our certification program.  Why? Well with the Cloud taking off, it’s time for an update. MCSE is now Microsoft Certified Solution Expert.  If you remember 20 years ago, here in Texas we had...

About This Video In this episode, Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes interviewed John Weston, IT PRO Evangelist at Microsoft. During this interview John Weston talked about Private Cloud using System Center 2012. John presented the value proposition of System...

We need you to try some software. ALL are 180 evaluations or Release Candidates.  Enjoy! CARE: System Center 2012 Suite CARE: System Center 2012 Suite (INCENTIVE PROGRAM) 20 bucks!! CARE: Deploying and Managing Windows Azure Applications CARE: Windows...

System Center Advisor has Launched! Today’s IT professionals spend an enormous amount of time and effort addressing problems related to incorrectly configured servers. To help combat this challenge, Microsoft is pleased to announce the general availability...

Learn firsthand how Microsoft management solutions can empower you in your cloud computing journey and help you manage a wide range of different devices in your organization. Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President of the Management and Security Division...

Last night I presented at the DFW IT professionals group in Dallas.  www.dfwitprofessionals.com Here are my slides. Consumerization of IT and Windows 8 System Center 2012 overview written by Matt Hester Remember to download System Center 2012 at...

About This Video Microsoft SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline is back and brings with him Director of Development at Quest Software, Patrick O’Keefe. Tune in as they chat about the latest enhancements of SQL Server 2012, SQL Azure, as well as Project Lucy – a...

About This Video Microsoft SQL Server MVP Kevin Kline and Vice President of Database Development at Quest Software Guy Harrison, join us for today’s episode where we discuss Big Data and Hadoop ---from what it is, why its important as well what role does...

I have done a bunch of SQL 2012 blog post lately. Several people have asked me about SQL events coming up. SQL 2012  events coming up soon. • SQL Saturday #107 – Houston, TX – April 21 • PASS SQL Rally – Dallas, TX – May 10 & 11 • Microsoft TechEd...

Yesterday 4/4/12  (by the way 37th happy birthday to MSFT)   we had a great event in Houston. I did 3 sessions.  Here are the  slides. Hybrid Cloud Office 365   System Center 2012 Overview   Thanks to Matt Hester...

I was reading today on the Windows blog about a new Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8 (DaRT) beta release .  It is part of MDOP Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack . DaRT 8 beta is designed to help IT professionals easily recover PCs that have become...

I saw this video on http://www.wpcentral.com/   it’s cool so I had to share. Do I need to upgrade my Windows Phone 7 to a Lumina 900?

I was just notified that 4 more Virtual labs were released on SQL 2012.  Enjoy! MSDN Virtual Lab: SQL Server 2012: Working with the SQL Server 2012 Availability Groups   MSDN Virtual Lab: SQL Server 2012: Creating SQL Server 2012 Tabular BI...

If you are one of those TechNet subscribers that are always downloading stuff, and looked yesterday you quietly noticed something.  Yes for you(TechNet), MSDN, and EA download site customers,  the RTM bits of System Center 2012 became available...

I saw this morning that SQL 2012 RTM has been added to my list of downloads on TechNet subscriber site! Here is the announcement from the SQL team blog Microsoft is excited to announce the general availability (GA) of SQL Server 2012 for purchase and...

April is going to be a busy month!   April 4th  Houston Cloud Tech http://www.techsymposiums.com/   to get 50% off go to http://blogs.technet.com/b/jweston/archive/2012/03/28/50-discount-to-houston-cloud-tech-april-4th.aspx April 5th Dallas...

Dallas/Fort Worth Meeting - April 28th, 2012 - 9am April's Dallas/Fort Worth PowerShell group meeting is planned for Saturday, April 28th at 9am. This month we have Microsoft Premier Field Engineer (PFE) and TechNet blogger Gary Siepser presenting. Among...