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I'm presenting at Cloud Camp, Modern Cloud Edition

Recently, I was contacted with an invitation to present at the Irish Cloud Camp event on November 16th. Of course, I said "Yes". About Cloud Camp Cloud Camp is Ireland's conference for Microsoft Cloud, sponsored by Microsoft, MicroWarehouse and Nexus. The next edition of Cloud Camp, dubbed the Modern Cloud Edition, is organized on November … Continue reading "I'm presenting at Cloud Camp, Modern Cloud Edition"

I'm co-presenting KNVI's 'Never-ending Stories for IT Pros' event

Last month, Raymond Comvalius and I were approached by the Royal Dutch Association of Information and IT Professionals (KNVI). Many of their members listen to the IT Bros podcast. The board thinks we have a pretty clear view of the challenges IT Pros face and asked us to present the 'Never-ending Stories for IT Pros' … Continue reading "I'm co-presenting KNVI's 'Never-ending Stories for IT Pros' event"

From the field: The Case of Raising the DFL to make all fail-over clusters inaccessible

Troubleshooting stories from the field are the best. That’s why I like writing them down. Although, sometimes they might appear as straight cases of schadenfreude, I feel there are lessons to be learned for anyone, if you’re willing to look closely and listen carefully. This week I experienced an issue at a customer, when they … Continue reading "From the field: The Case of Raising the DFL to make all fail-over clusters inaccessible"

Identity-related sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2021 Fall Edition

Microsoft’s Ignite 2021 Fall event kicks off in two weeks. Exactly eight months after Microsoft Ignite 2021 Spring Edition (organized from Tuesday March 2nd to Thursday March 4th, 2021), Microsoft's Ignite 2021 Fall event takes place from Tuesday November 2nd to Thursday November 4th, 2021) This is another virtual Ignite event. The big advantage for … Continue reading "Identity-related sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2021 Fall Edition"

I'm presenting a webinar with Randy Franklin Smith and Netwrix

This Tuesday at 6 PM CEST, I'm presenting a webinar with Randy Franklin Smith's Ultimate Windows Security and Netwrix on ten best practices to securing Active Directory and Azure AD. About Randy Franklin Smith Randy Franklin Smith is an internationally recognized expert on the security and control of Windows and Active Directory security who specializes … Continue reading "I'm presenting a webinar with Randy Franklin Smith and Netwrix"

I'm speaking at the Cloud Identity Summit

On September 30th, 2021, I'll present a 50-minute session on common mistakes with Hybrid Identity at the second Cloud Identity Summit, organized by the Azure Bonn user group. About the Cloud Identity Summit The Cloud Identity Summit aims to bring together people from different areas of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and provide an open … Continue reading "I'm speaking at the Cloud Identity Summit"

I'm speaking at NT Konferenca 2021

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 2021"

Active Directory- and Azure AD-related sessions at The Experts Conference (TEC) 2021

The Experts Conference (TEC), sponsored by Quest is a yearly conference to get advanced practical Active Directory and Office 365 education. Sponsored by the leaders who have helped move, manage and secure over 336 million Active Directory users, TEC 2021 gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge by connecting with Microsoft MVPs, industry and … Continue reading "Active Directory- and Azure AD-related sessions at The Experts Conference (TEC) 2021"

I’m a 2021-2022 Microsoft MVP

Today, I received a localized e-mail from the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award team: In Dutch, it reads: Beste Sander Berkouwer, Nogmaals presenteren we u met genoegen de 2021-2022 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award als erkenning van uw buitengewone leiderschap in technische community’s. We waarderen uw uitmuntende bijdragen in de volgende technische community’s … Continue reading "I’m a 2021-2022 Microsoft MVP"