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I'll be presenting at Experts Live 2014

On November 18th, several Dutch user groups join forces to present the Experts Live event at Cinemic in Ede, the Netherlands Dutch. As some of you might remember, I’ve been a speaker (and track owner) at the previous Experts Live events in the last four years. This time around, Experts Live is even bigger. There were … Continue reading "I'll be presenting at Experts Live 2014"

I'll be presenting at Microsoft Sinergija 2014

Last week, I received a message from Microsoft Serbia on an opportunity to speak at its yearly Sinergija event in Belgrade on October 20th and October 21st 2014; An event, a Microsoft subsidiary and a country with an extensive legacy and rich heritage. Readers of my blog in this region will be happy to know … Continue reading "I'll be presenting at Microsoft Sinergija 2014"

Pictures of the Datacenter Group’s Partner Event

Earlier this summer, I gave a presentation at the Datacenter Group’s Partner Event. Today, I received some photos of this event. These photos have a surreal feel to them, since the event was located in a room that is now operational as a server room and occupied by customers of the Datacenter Group and they … Continue reading "Pictures of the Datacenter Group’s Partner Event"

Pictures of my presentation at TechEd North America 2014

Last week, I presented my first session ever on TechEd. I co-presented the session PCIT-B341 Upgrading Active Directory the Safe Way: Using Virtualization Technologies with Mike Resseler in the last presentation slot of TechEd North America 2014 in Houston. The story how I obtained the speaker position (in typical MVP manner) can be found in … Continue reading "Pictures of my presentation at TechEd North America 2014"

Pictures of the Dutch 2014 TechDays

Last week, Microsoft Netherlands organized the 2014 TechDays at the World Forum in The Hague, where both Dutch and Belgian Developers and IT Professionals enjoyed two days of sessions, networking opportunities and catering. On Wednesday April 16th, Raymond Comvalius and I were scheduled to deliver a 75-minute presentation on Bring Your Own (BYO), so we … Continue reading "Pictures of the Dutch 2014 TechDays"

Pictures of the three Dutch IT Camps (The unofficial Hyper-D Farewell Tour)

I’ve had the pleasure of hosting three Microsoft IT Camps in the past three weeks and with them, effectively, organizing the unofficial ‘Hyper-D Farewell Tour’… Hyper-D (Daniel van Soest) and I hosted all three IT Camps, consisting of four half-day Windows Server 2012 R2 Camps and two half-day System Center 2012 R2 Camps, following this … Continue reading "Pictures of the three Dutch IT Camps (The unofficial Hyper-D Farewell Tour)"

I’m speaking at the Dutch 2014 TechDays

I’m very excited to announce I’m listed to speak on the TechDays event, hosted by Microsoft Netherlands on April 16 and April 17, 2014 at the World Forum in The Hague. Of course, just like previous Dutch TechDays events, I’m also on the roster for the Ask the Experts. This is my 4th consecutive year … Continue reading "I’m speaking at the Dutch 2014 TechDays"

When you lose a bet…

People who know me, know me as a guy who likes to motivate people with random bets. It’s not intrinsic motivation, but it’s the kind of motivation that gets things done. A few weeks ago, I made a bet with a couple of colleagues. These colleagues were competing in the Winter 2014 worldwide PowerShell Scripting … Continue reading "When you lose a bet…"

Pictures of the Microsoft Netherlands CloudOS MVP Roadshow

Last Friday, I co-organized the CloudOS MVP Roadshow with Microsoft Netherlands in ‘De Werf’ (nicknamed ‘the Auditorium’) at Microsoft Netherlands in Schiphol, The Netherlands. With our team of Microsoft employees and Microsoft MVPs we created a fantastic free all-day event for the 57 attendees. We started the event at 9:30 AM with a introductory speech … Continue reading "Pictures of the Microsoft Netherlands CloudOS MVP Roadshow"