Matt Benninge @matbe.bsky.social

Client Management, Powershell, C#, Automation

[Matt Benninge @matbe.bsky.social @matbg]

New Blog post: Why is ”Add-Content” bad in PowerShell 5.1? I have seen a lot of people using Add-Content in their scripts to write to a log file (and I confess I used to be one of them). But why is it bad and what can you do instead? https://t.co/l4yasGiqzv

[Hayden Barnes @unixterminal]

NEW BLOG: wslc: A native Linux container runtime for Windows https://t.co/4EYPqNOzKY

[ViaMonstra @viamonstra]

🙌 Huge thanks to @mniehaus and @2pintsoftware for the incredible support and insightful #DeployR presentation! 🚀 Great to see how modern deployment workflows can be simplified, automated, and optimized for today’s enterprise environments. 💻🔥 #Windows11 #ConfigMgr #Intune #ViaMonstraAcademy

[Jorgeasaurus @jorgeasaurus]

https://t.co/ifSj5AU7ZI has been updated with OpenIntuneBaseline's new release: windows-v3.8

[Jorgeasaurus @jorgeasaurus]

Pretty cool to see one of my creations featured and Demo’d at #MMSMOA

Showing how quick and easily https://t.co/h3rV00rjTV can set up an Intune environment.

Thanks to @matbg and @miketerrill for the mention!

[Tim De Keukelaere @Tim_DK]

Halfway through day 3 - next one up @miketerrill and @gwblok on Secure Boot 💪🏼. #MMSMOA

[MMS Minnesota @mmsmoa]

That’s right folks, #MMSMOA 2026 at the Mall of America is SOLD OUT! If you were late to jump on the bandwagon, your next opportunity is #MMSMidway Edition from October 25-28 in San Diego.

We highly recommend that you get your tickets ASAP as we’ll sell this one out too.
https://t.co/11ShrT3aHv

#ITpros #SanDiego #Windows #MSIntune #PowerShell

[Michael Niehaus @mniehaus]

There's a new #DeployR 1.1 build available, details at https://t.co/QBpGbYRir2 @2pintsoftware

[Mike Terrill [MVP] @miketerrill]

@2pintsoftware #DeployR Hyper-V inception: using DeployR to build out a lab kit. @mmsmoa session No lab? No problem!

[Michael Niehaus @mniehaus]

DeployR 1.1 is now available! https://t.co/LFi5rimM7i #DeployR @2pintsoftware

[Jörgen Nilsson @ccmexec]

Our Microsoft Management User group - Spring meetup is now sold out!!
So cool to see that the interest is huge for an in person meetup!
Huge thanks to @2pintsoftware for sponsoring and making this meetup possible!
https://t.co/yjpV9oT8wz

[Mike Terrill [MVP] @miketerrill]

@jarwidmark @matbg @gwblok @2pintsoftware 💪🏻

[Mike Terrill [MVP] @miketerrill]

#DeployR getting started webinar registration link. Attend, get an overview, and ask questions. Can't make it today? - No problem, it will also get posted to our YouTube channel. @2pintsoftware

[MMS Minnesota @mmsmoa]

ViaMonstra is his game, and this tech industry legend needs no introduction. Welcome @jarwidmark as #MMSMOA Speaker and see ya in Minneapolis.

Register Today 👉 https://t.co/ao9QZXTX7P
May 3-7, 2026
Minneapolis

#Microsoft #ITpros #MSIntune #Windows #ConfigMgr #Windows365

[Michael Niehaus @mniehaus]

DeployR loves Windows Autopilot https://t.co/wKfCr4elmd

[Michael Niehaus @mniehaus]

DeployR makes managing drivers better https://t.co/dizLXVgHI6

[Michael Niehaus @mniehaus]

Introducing DeployR 1.0, from @2pintsoftware #DeployR https://t.co/kvePB4G6aS

[Przemysław Kłys @PrzemyslawKlys]

I've created a service for monitoring uptime of Active Directory along couple of nice features. It monitors dns, ldap, kerberos, ntp/time, adws, replication, fsmo roles, shares, sysvol replication, provides alerts via email with incidents, recoveries, and autogenerating html report every X minutes with findings.

It not only checks if ports are open but actively checks if the data is being processed and returned correctly.

TestimoX.Monitoring service will replace my other PowerShell scripts working on schedule to deliver end-to-end availability.

[Matt Benninge @matbe.bsky.social @matbg]

🤣🤣

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.

$30 per seat per month.

$1.4 million annually.

I called it "digital transformation."

The board loved that phrase.

They approved it in eleven minutes.

No one asked what it would actually do.

Including me.

I told everyone it would "10x productivity."

That's not a real number.

But it sounds like one.

HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.

I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."

They stopped asking.

Three months later I checked the usage reports.

47 people had opened it.

12 had used it more than once.

One of them was me.

I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.

It took 45 seconds.

Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.

But I called it a "pilot success."

Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.

The CFO asked about ROI.

I showed him a graph.

The graph went up and to the right.

It measured "AI enablement."

I made that metric up.

He nodded approvingly.

We're "AI-enabled" now.

I don't know what that means.

But it's in our investor deck.

A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.

I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."

He asked what that meant.

I said "compliance."

He asked which compliance.

I said "all of them."

He looked skeptical.

I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."

He stopped asking questions.

Microsoft sent a case study team.

They wanted to feature us as a success story.

I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."

I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.

They didn't verify it.

They never do.

Now we're on Microsoft's website.

"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."

The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.

He got 3,000 likes.

He's never used Copilot.

None of the executives have.

We have an exemption.

"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."

I wrote that policy.

The licenses renew next month.

I'm requesting an expansion.

5,000 more seats.

We haven't used the first 4,000.

But this time we'll "drive adoption."

Adoption means mandatory training.

Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.

But completion will be tracked.

Completion is a metric.

Metrics go in dashboards.

Dashboards go in board presentations.

Board presentations get me promoted.

I'll be SVP by Q3.

I still don't know what Copilot does.

But I know what it's for.

It's for showing we're "investing in AI."

Investment means spending.

Spending means commitment.

Commitment means we're serious about the future.

The future is whatever I say it is.

As long as the graph goes up and to the right.

[Matt Benninge @matbe.bsky.social @matbg]

Great news from the DO team, just don’t miss that you need to https enable your MCC for caching to work!

[Carmen Forsmann @cmknox]

Teams Updates now support Delivery Optimization P2P + Connected Cache! Rolling out Dec 2025 for better update efficiency.
Learn more: https://t.co/XIEeQEQneG
#MicrosoftTeams #DeliveryOptimization #ConnectedCache #WindowsUpdate

[Matt Benninge @matbe.bsky.social @matbg]

R.I.P. ConfigMgr Technical Preview. You will be missed! 🪦💀

[Arnie @ArnieTomasovsky]

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