Ronni Pedersen, Cloud Architect at Apento
Microsoft endpoint management and security, from the field.
I help organisations secure and manage their devices and identities with Microsoft Intune, Entra and Defender. Microsoft MVP since 2008, today in Security and Windows, and host of Workplace Ninja User Group Denmark.

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IntuneEnterprise MobilityIdentity and AccessSecurityWindows DeploymentConfiguration ManagerPowerShellCommunity
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New to the blog? These are the articles readers come back to most, plus my take on moving to the cloud.
- 2024Successful Adoption of a “Cloud First” StrategyHello, cloud enthusiasts! Today, we’re going to delve into the lessons learned from successful adoption of a “cloud…
- 2017Missing “UserType” attribute in Azure ADOver the years, I’ve created multiple labs, so that I can test different scenarios. One of my first “cloud only” Azure…
- 2016How to Access the MBAM BitLocker Recover Keys directly in SQLToday I was working with a customer that wanted upgrade MBAM from 2.0 to 2.5 SP1. It was a simple stand-alone…
- 2019Azure AD: Authentication Administrator Role is now availableMicrosoft has released a few new Administrator roles in Azure AD, one of them is the Authentication Administrator, that…
- ReferenceWMI QueryThe following WMI queries can be used as inspiration when working with driveres and other OS Deployment stuff…
Latest articles
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New SCUG Event in April
It looks like the guys over at SCUG.dk have arranged another exiting event. A full day with 5 sessions with real world experience about Enterprise Client Management, Windows…
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Renew Apple Push Notification Certificate for Microsoft Intune
Today I had to renew my Apple Push Notification for one of my Microsoft Intune demo accounts. The Microsoft MVP Roadshow 2015 is just a few weeks away…
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Announcement: MVP Roadshow 2015
Welcome to the Microsoft MVP Roadshow 2015. I’m super excited and really looking forward to speak about Mobile Device Management (MDM), Microsoft Intune and about all of the…
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SCCM 2012 R2: Deleting old CU Packages using PowerShell
When you install the latest cumulative update for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM), it automatically creates 4 new packages for client, server and console updates. If you…
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SCCM 2012 R2 CU4: Don’t do this at home 🙂
This morning, I got call from one of our internal SCCM Admins that wanted to test the newly released SCCM 2012 R2 CU4 update in his lab environment.…
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Cumulative Update 4 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 released
Today (on February 2nd or the 3rd, 2015, depending on your current time zone) Cumulative Update (CU) 4 for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 was released. It’s a great update.…
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New PowerShell cmdlets in SCCM 2012 CU4
Here is a list of all the 35 NEW cmdlets that was added in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager CU4. More information and examples will be added…
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Installing SCCM 2012 R2 CU4 – Quick Start Guide
Introduction Installing this update is very similar to previous versions but a few things have changed since I did the last post on CU updates. In this blog…
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Creating Collections for CU Updates using PowerShell
When upgrading the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) client to a new version, most customers would prefer to create new collections for this task. As a cosultant I…
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We Are The World – “EG 1985 Edition” 🙂
“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the super group “USA for Africa” in 1985. (The last recording session for the song…
Speaking and community
I speak at conferences and user groups across Europe, and host Workplace Ninja User Group Denmark, where admins share what works in real deployments.
Next up
- 13 November 2026Workplace Ninja User Group Denmark – November 2026Online
- 11 December 2026Workplace Ninja User Group Denmark – December 2026Online
- 9-10 February 2027ELDK27 – Experts Live DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
- Intune Master Class 9 Feb, 09:00
- Edge Management Service – the modern way to manage Edge 10 Feb, 11:30