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.
Topics
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 built-in Query in SCCM 2012 R2
It’s friday afternoon, and I’m sitting in my office, preparing my new SCCM 2012 R2 demo environment for the upcomming Microsoft CampusDays in Copenhagen. During this preperation I…
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Updating Microsoft Office (Service Packs) using Software Updates
Today I got a support call from a customer, where all software update was being deployed successfully, except the Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2. About a year…
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Awarded Enterprise Client Management MVP 2013
Today I received an email from Microsoft and I am delighted to share that I have been awarded “Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) 2013 for the sixth consecutive…
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Windows Server and System Center 2012 R2 Preview
Microsoft has release a preview of the next version of the “Cloud OS” vision. This release was announced at TechEd Europe during the Keynote in Madrid earlier today.…
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Installing SCCM 2012 SP1 CU2 – Quick Start Guide
Introduction A couple of months ago, I wrote the “Installing SCCM 2012 SP1 CU1 – Quick Start Guide”, and this post has been one of most visited blog…
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Overview
I’m a huge fan of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), so with the announcement of SCCM 2012 R2 adopting some of the core MDT features, I was wondering what…
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What’s coming in SCCM 2012 R2 and Windows Intune
Microsoft TechEd North America 2013 in New Orleans has kicked off, and the sessions has started to show up on Channel 9, where most sessions and PowerPoint slides…
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SCCM 2012: Standard Requirement Rules vs. Global Expressions
Why this post? I often get questions on requirement rules and global expressions, so I thought I’d make a blog post to explain some of the things you might need…
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FIX: Deploy Windows to UEFI devices using MDT + SCCM
One of the new feature that has been added in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 (and updated to support 32-bit in CU1), is support for deploying Windows to computers that…
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Speaking at MMS 2013 was fun
Last week I attended the Microsoft Management Summit 2013 in Las Vegas, and as always this was a great event. But to me this year was extra special.…
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