On October 10th, 2023 at 10 AM Pacific Time (PST), I'm happy to join an online round-table with Nicolas Blank, Alistair Pugin and Jay Gundotra to discuss application governance in the context of Microsoft Entra ID. About the webinar For most organizations, Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) applications offer a lot of benefits, but … Continue reading "I'm joining a round-table on Entra ID Application Governance"
Author: Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer is CTO at SCCT, a Dutch Microsoft Partner. He is the author of the Active Directory Administration Cookbook, speaker and blogger at DirTeam.com and ServerCore.net. He is awarded Microsoft MVP, Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert.
Since 2009, Microsoft has awarded Sander with the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Since 2016, Veeam has awarded Sander with the Veeam Vanguard award.
I'm presenting at Azure Saturday Netherlands
I’m proud to share that I’ll be presenting at Azure Saturday Netherlands near Amsterdam on Saturday October 7th 2023! About Azure Saturday Netherlands Azure Saturday Netherlands is a community-driven event to share knowledge and experiences about Microsoft Azure. The first edition of the Azure Saturday Netherlands event is organized on Saturday October 7th, 2023. … Continue reading "I'm presenting at Azure Saturday Netherlands"
I'm co-presenting at AppManagEvent 2023
After last year's AppManagEvent, Coert Bosker asked Raymond and me to present a session at AppManagEvent 2023. Of course! As a result, we’re back at this awesome event in Utrecht. About AppManagEvent AppManagEvent is the annual industry event around application management. The event provides its visitors a status update and a future update on the … Continue reading "I'm co-presenting at AppManagEvent 2023"
I'm speaking at NT Konferenca 2023
I’m proud to announce that I’ll be presenting two sessions at this year’s NT Konferenca in Slovenia later this month. About NT Konferenca NT Konferenca is the biggest Slovenian technological conference. NT Konferenca is not just about IT trends and solutions. It is also about the ways to include them in everyday business processes … Continue reading "I'm speaking at NT Konferenca 2023"
What's New in Microsoft Defender for Identity in August 2023
Microsoft Defender for Identity helps Active Directory admins defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting their Active Directory Domain Services infrastructures. It is a cloud-based service, where agents on Domain Controllers provide signals to Microsoft's Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to detect and report on attacks. Its dashboard allows Active Directory, AD FS, and Certification Authority … Continue reading "What's New in Microsoft Defender for Identity in August 2023"
What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for August 2023
Entra ID, previously known as Azure AD is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance. In its Release Notes for Entra ID and through the Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft communicated the following planned, new and changed functionality for Entra ID for August 2023: … Continue reading "What's New in Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for August 2023"
On-premises Identity-related updates and fixes for August 2023
Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 still receive updates to improve the experiences and security of Microsoft’s on-premises powerhouses. This is the list of Identity-related updates and fixes we saw for August 2023: Windows Server 2016 We observed the following update … Continue reading "On-premises Identity-related updates and fixes for August 2023"
I'm co-presenting a session at the 2023 Cloud Identity Summit
I'm proud to announce that Raymond Comvalius and I are presenting a session at the 2023 Cloud Identity Summit. About the Cloud Identity Summit The Cloud Identity Summit focuses on Cloud Identity Management, various aspects such as identity protection, managing external accounts, passwordless and much more. The Cloud Identity Summit is a free event … Continue reading "I'm co-presenting a session at the 2023 Cloud Identity Summit"
I'm speaking at the 2023 Global Hybrid Identity Protection Conference
This August, I’m joining many of my technical friends at the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference. About the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference he Hybrid Identity Protection Conference is Semperis Inc.’s event in the spirit of The Expert Conference (TEC) to bring together the leading experts in the field of Identity and Access Management. The event offers a unique … Continue reading "I'm speaking at the 2023 Global Hybrid Identity Protection Conference"
Download the Active Directory Security Playbook for 2023 (Free)
I have worked together with ENow software to develop the Active Directory Security Playbook for 2023. Based on my Cookbook recipes The Playbook includes five of the recipes from my Active Directory Administration Cookbook: Proven Solutions to Everyday Identity and Authentication Challenges for Both On-Premises and the Cloud. It also includes a sixth, brand … Continue reading "Download the Active Directory Security Playbook for 2023 (Free)"