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Free ebook: Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals
Microsoft Press has released a FREE ebook – Introducing Windows 8 – An Overview for IT...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/31/2012
CANCELLED - NYC Windows 8 Launch Event scheduled for November 5th
Due to the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, the NYC Windows 8 Launch event scheduled for November 5th...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/31/2012
Windows 8 Launch Recap from Times Square and Microsoft Surface
Friday, October 26 marked the much-anticipated launch of Windows 8 and I spent a good deal of...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/29/2012
Microsoft Store in Times Square opens today plus Windows 8 Launch – come join us!
The pop-up Microsoft Store located in the heart of Times Square officially opens tonight with a...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/25/2012
TechNet Radio: SQL Server over SMB 3.0 Overview
Principal Program Manager from the Windows File Server team, Claus Joergensen joins Jose Barreto and...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/23/2012
Windows 8 and Windows Server Launch event in NYC
The time has come! We’re less than a week away from the launch of Windows 8 and there’s no...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/19/2012
Windows Server 2012 Event Content and new IT Camps announced
Thank you for the folks that attended the Windows Server 2012 Launch event and the most recent IT...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/19/2012
The New Exchange Reaches RTM
For my many fellow Exchange geek followers, the exciting news of the New Exchange reaching the...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/12/2012
TechNet Radio: SMB Multi-channel Basics for Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
Jose Barreto and I continue our SMB 3.0 for Windows Server 2012 series, and in today’s episode they...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/08/2012
Allen Stewart from Windows PG to speak at tomorrow’s NY Enterprise Windows Users Group
Allen Stewart, a local New Yorker, Principal Group Program Manager in the Windows Product Group and...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 10/02/2012
TechNet Radio: Hyper-V over SMB: Step-by-Step Installation using PowerShell
Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto continue their Hyper-V over SMB for Windows Server 2012 series, and in...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/17/2012
The Windows 8 Store is OPEN
OK, so I know most of my readers are IT Pros, but it’s important to know that the Windows 8 Store is...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/14/2012
Nice article from Forrester on Windows Server 2012
A nice unbiased article from Richard Fichera at Forrester covering a summary of Windows 2012...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/13/2012
FREE ebook on Windows Server 2012 (RTM Edition)
Download this FREE “Introducing Windows Server 2012” ebook from the links below. This ebook...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/13/2012
TechNet Radio: Windows Server 2012 - How to Scale-Out a File Server using Hyper-V
Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto are back for today’s episode where they show us how to scale-out a...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/05/2012
The simplest was to create a bootable Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 USB Key
I’ve seen a number of notes and blogs on the Internet on how to create a bootable USB Key to put...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 09/04/2012
TechNet Radio: Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V over SMB
Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto join us for today’s show as they discuss Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/31/2012
My Move to Windows 8 (Part 2 of 2)
As I mentioned in my Part 1 blog post on my move to Windows 8, after the hardware and base Windows 8...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/29/2012
Windows Server 2012 Virtual Launch details
Next Tuesday, September 4th, is the official General Availability (GA) of Windows Server 2012. To...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/27/2012
Microsoft Changes its logo after 25 years
In what seems to be a constant, yet never ending major news cycle at Microsoft, the latest is that...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/23/2012
The FAB4 links for IT Pros!
As a follow up to my previous post on the top three download requests I get from IT Pros, with the...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/21/2012
Windows Server 2012 Launch Event in NYC on September 5th
Come join us on Wednesday September 5th as we launch Windows Server 2012 in NYC! Generally...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/20/2012
My move to Windows 8 (Part 1 of 2)
The internal bits for Windows 8 RTM became available a few weeks ago, so it was time to make the...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/20/2012
Next week’s Private Cloud event postponed
My previous post on a Private Cloud event in the Microsoft NYC office mentioned to hold a date for...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/16/2012
Lync 2013 First Look
With all the rapid-fire new product announcements coming out of Microsoft these days, its tough even...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/02/2012
HOLD THE DATE–Private Cloud event with HOL coming to NYC on August 21st
I’m planning to run a Private Cloud event at the Microsoft NYC Office on Tuesday, August 21st in the...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/01/2012
Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Released to Manufacturing (RTM)
Today we officially completed the Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 development process and have...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 08/01/2012
Pre-event Hands on Lab Resource Downloads
We’re gearing up for another round of events and Hands on Labs coming to a Microsoft office near...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/31/2012
SharePoint Saturday NYC Event Recap and Post-event resources
SharePoint Saturday NYC 2012 was a resounding success with near capacity attendance and an...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/30/2012
VMs in the cloud today–FREE Windows Azure 90 Day Pass
Last month I did a long blog post on the many new features of Windows Azure and all of the features...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/27/2012
The Top Three Microsoft Downloads for IT Pros
As we track what’s relevant for the IT Pro, one thing remains consistent – the ability to quickly...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/26/2012
Office Preview now available including the next version of Office 365
Microsoft has been on overdrive with all the announcements recently and the latest one that you...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/23/2012
Yammer, the acquisition closing, and my initial impressions
The Yammer acquisition is a major investment for Microsoft and will have significant benefit for our...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/20/2012
In case you missed it, Windows 8 will be GA on October 26
As an update to my previous post on this topic, Windows 8 will officially be Generally Available...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/20/2012
NYC SQL Saturday Coming August 4th
In case you haven’t heard, the NYC SQL Saturday event #158 will be taking place on Saturday August...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/18/2012
Twitter is a MUST for the IT Pro
As I interact and speak with many IT Pros in the community and at various events, it still surprises...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/18/2012
Microsoft Virtual Academy and Microsoft Download Evaluation Resource Center updated
While recently attending Microsoft TechEd North America, one of the things I spent time educating...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/16/2012
The Private Cloud: The New Center of the IT Universe
I just authored my second post off of the Cloud On Your Terms Sourceforge blog titled “The Private...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/12/2012
Windows 8 RTM and General Availability Dates
Just a few minutes ago at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Tami Reller from the Windows...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/09/2012
TechNet Radio: Inside Microsoft IT - Using New Features found within SQL Server 2012
On today's show, Mike Reese and Justin Lane from Microsoft IT discuss how Microsoft uses some of the...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/06/2012
VMware VCP5 Certification completed
As I announced at most of my East Region IT Camp events, earlier this year I completed my VMware...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/03/2012
The NY Enterprise Windows Users Group is cancelled for July
For all my fellow NY Enterprise Windows Users Group attendees, the group is cancelling this month...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 07/03/2012
Windows Phone Summit Summary
Last week the Windows Phone Summit took place and announced a number of notable things in the area...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/27/2012
SharePoint Saturday NYC Registration opens Friday at noon
SharePoint Saturday NYC will be taking place on Saturday, July 28th in the Microsoft NYC offices at...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/27/2012
Inside Microsoft IT - Maintaining Security Compliance at Your Organization through Server Patch Management
Cory Delamarter, Microsoft IT Principal Service Engineer, and Jeremy Young, Microsoft IT SE Service...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/26/2012
Inside Microsoft IT - Using Public and Private Cloud Services to Better IT Operations
As I have mentioned at many of my events over the last year, using cloud services can benefit the IT...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/24/2012
FREE E-Books on Windows Server 2012 and SQL 2012
For IT professionals looking for an early, high-level view of Windows Server 2012, there's no better...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/21/2012
Inside Microsoft IT - How CIOs can Benefit from Cloud Computing - Part 2
In part 2 of our CIO and cloud computing series , Otto Pijpker, Microsoft IT Marketing and...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/21/2012
Join us for Friday for the AITP Long Island’s annual boat trip–featured topic on Technology 2013 and Beyond
Please join us this Friday for the AITP Long Island’s annual boat trip on the Great South Bay – this...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/20/2012
Inside Microsoft IT - How CIOs can Benefit from Cloud Computing - Part 1
In today's episode, Otto Pijpker, Microsoft IT Marketing and Communications Director interviews...
Author: Bob Hunt2 Date: 06/20/2012