Category Archives: Personal

The IT Bro’s are going back to school!

One of the most rewarding community activities is to teach young people about technology. Just like in 2014 through 2018, Raymond and I have scheduled another technical inspiration session with High School students of the Graafschap College in Doetinchem, the Netherlands. On Thursday October 24th, Raymond and I are presenting a 90-minute presentation for this High School’s students aspiring to […]

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I'm co-presenting at AppManagEvent 2024

After presenting three times at previous AppManagEvent events, Coert Bosker asked Raymond and me to present a session at AppManagEvent 2024. 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 […]

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I'm co-presenting at Whitehall Media’s Identity Management Europe event

On October 2nd, 2024, Whitehall Media organizes its Identity Management Europe event (idmeuropeoct2024, #wmidm) at Van der Valk Hotel in Utrecht. Raymond and I are excited to be invited as the IT Bro’s to present at this event as identity architects and share our unique view on password-less.   About Whitehall Media Whitehall Media is […]

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Join Raymond and me as we discuss “UnOauthorized” with Eric Woodruff

Birds of a feather flock together. So, when fellow Security MVP and Identity nerd Eric Woodruff  visited our home country, Raymond Comvalius and I didn’t hesitate to offer him a pancake ‘breakfast’ to chat about all things Entra. Lunch and a laid-back conversation on Raymond’s couch unearthed some valuable discussion for us Identity & Security […]

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I’m speaking at NT Konferenca 2024

I’m proud to announce that for the sixth year in a row, I’m invited to speak at NT Konferenca in Slovenia. I’ll be presenting two break-out sessions.   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 […]

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Entra ID Application Security – A Complex Problem with a Community Solution

Application governance in Entra is a hot topic these days, especially in the context of zero trust, where we aim for least-privilege access in terms of Graph API permissions, explicitly verify the identities of publishers and people in our organizations and assume breach.  Many organizations are decommissioning Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and switching […]

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Sympathy for the devil, empathy for the Identity professional

Working with Microsoft-focused identity admins, I noticed a couple of common themes with these fellow identity people that make them feel like they can't make any right decisions anymore, they got stuck somehow and feel miserable all the time… In their minds, a perfect storm is raging. Identity professionals in this state are experienced as […]

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I’m a 2024-2025 Microsoft MVP

Today, I received an e-mail message from Microsoft congratulating me on being accepted to the Microsoft MVP program. Microsoft is pleased to welcome me back to the Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) program in recognition of my outstanding contributions to the community in the following technical areas: Identity & Access Windows It’s an honor to be […]

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Eighteen years of Things better left unspoken

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the first blog post on this blog, titled The Things That Are Better Left Unspoken. Fifteen years ago, in June, 2006, I posted the first blog post here. Since June 23, 2006, this blog has featured 1,743 more blogposts, 1,435 comments and draws the attention of over 20,000 pairs of eyeballs […]

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I’m co-presenting a session at Experts Live Netherlands 2024

Advertised as the biggest Microsoft IT Pro event in the Netherlands, Experts Live Netherlands will take place Tuesday June 4th, 2024 at Conference Center NBC in Nieuwegein. It’s a privilege to share the stage again with my buddy Raymond.   About Experts Live Experts Live is an independent platform for IT Professionals on Microsoft solutions. […]

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