Bytes by TechNet - Tom Ziegmann and Matt Hester

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About This Video

Join Matt Hester, Sr. IT Evangelist at Microsoft, and Tom Ziegmann, a student & MVP as they discuss what’s happening in colleges today from an IT generation perspective. Tom speaks to the current student generation and the value of being able to learn/access everything online and how many college computer science programs are embracing the cloud. They also touch on the Imagine Cup IT Challenge that really stretches students to put into practice utilizing all the Microsoft Technologies.

About Tom

Tom is a student at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. Born with a love of technology, Tom is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. He spent two summers while in high school as an intern at Microsoft on the Windows Home Server team working on beta and community program management. In 2010, Tom started his own Information Technology consulting firm, Computers Simplified, focusing on the small and medium business markets. Tom also enjoys social media and can be found tweeting and blogging about the latest in Microsoft technologies from a student perspective.

About Matt

Matt Hester is a seasoned Information Technology Professional Evangelist for Microsoft. Matt has been involved in the IT Pro community for over 15 years. Matt is a skilled and experienced evangelist presenting to audiences nationally and internationally. Prior to joining Microsoft, Matt was a highly successful Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 8 years. After joining Microsoft, Matt has continued to be heavily involved in IT Pro community as an IT Pro Evangelist. In his role at Microsoft, Matt has presented to audiences in excess of 5000 and as small as 10. Matt has written 4 articles for TechNet magazine. In addition, Matt has published 2 books: