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As a TechEd Alumni and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), sometimes interesting opportunities cross your path. When the opportunity presented itself to staff at Microsoft TechEd North America 2012, I didn’t need to think twice.

This year is going to be an interesting year. Microsoft is readying it’s new client and server Operating Systems (OSs) with interesting features from my point of view and interests. Also, Apple recently released the ‘New iPad’.

I’m a Directory Services MVP. Have been for the last three years, too. This expertise is part of the Identity and Access area together with the ForeFront, ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM) and Enterprise Security MVPs. These latter guys and girl are really great. One of my favorite Enterprise Security MVPs is Paula Januszkiewicz. I’ve had … Continue reading "My interview with Paula Januszkiewicz (TechDays 2012)"

I’ve seen a couple of vendors release backup products, specifically targeted at Hyper-V. Some solutions utilize the Hyper-V Volume Shadow Service (VSS) writer to make backups. The big question, however, is whether this type of backup is of any use to backup Domain Controllers for disaster recovery. Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of … Continue reading "Host-Based Backup and Restore of Virtual Domain Controllers Whitepaper"

So far May hasn’t much of a speaking month for me. It allowed me to regain some peace and quiet and allowed me to rethink the messages, appearance and jokes in some of the sessions I delivered earlier this year. Also, I’ve been ramping up two nice speaking sessions in the next two weeks, that … Continue reading "Upcoming Speaking Engagements"

While March 2011 was an exhilarating month with some fun speaking engagements, April 2011 is also shaping up to become a month where I won’t be visiting customers much. Since it seems Microsoft is not planning to (pre)-release any big platform products this month, I think it’s not going to be a big problem to … Continue reading "Speaking engagements for April"

Sometimes I’m glad I’m not making my money speaking. The last few weeks were absent with public speaking engagements, but March 2011 seems poised to change all that! (at least for a month)   I’m invited to speak at a Microsoft event for owners of businesses with less than 250 seats, a Dutch Career event … Continue reading "Speaking engagements for March"

Just like Jorge (who has been re-awarded for this 6th time), I received a message from our MVP lead  on New Year’s Day: Congratulations 2011 Microsoft MVP! Dear Sander Berkouwer, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2011 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share … Continue reading "Re-Awarded for the third Time – MVP Directory Services"

While I was at Tech·Ed Europe, last month, I ran into Philip Weitnauer, who was shooting interviews for TechNet Edge. He asked me a couple of questions on TechNet, namely the TechNet Forums, TechNet TechCenters, TechNet Edge and the TechNet Wiki. Philip posted the (edited) video on TechNet Edge, earlier this week. Sander Berkouwer–TechNet Edge, … Continue reading "Interviewed at Tech·Ed Europe for TechNet"

On Wednesday November 17 2010, I’ll be the guest at the weekly Dutch Networking User Group (Netwerk Gebruikersgroep Nederland, NGN) Live TV show. This weekly 30-minute show is broadcasted directly on Livestream on Wednesdays between 4 PM and 4:30 PM. Melle Gloerich will be interviewing me in our native tongues (Dutch). I’ll be talking about … Continue reading "Talking about AD Federation Services at NGN Live TV"