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
Start here
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
-
Slides from Microsoft Campus Days 2012
Here are my slides from the Microsoft Campus Days 2012 event in Copenhagen last week. Windows Server 2012 – Customer Case Application Management using ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Ask…
-
Campus Days 2012 here we come…
My presentations and demos are now ready for Microsoft Campus Days 2012. The biggest events in Denmark for IT Pro’s. The event kicks off tomorrow, where 2200 attendees…
-
New Danish PowerShell User Group (PSUG.dk)
A new Danish PowerShell User Group is born on Friday, November 16th at 16.30 (CET) in Copenhagen. The agenda is news about PowerShell 3.0 presented by Ed “The…
-
SCCM 2012 + MDT 2012 Update 1 – Send e-mail using Orchestrator
Jörgen Nilsson, a fellow MVP, wrote a great blog post on how you can use System Center 2012 Orchestrator integration with SCCM 2012 and MDT 2012 Update 1 to…
-
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
Last Friday I passed the “Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012″ test (exam number 70-417). This test was a 3 part test, that covers the following…
-
System Center User Group Meeting – November 2012
Welcome to yet another meeting in the Danish System Center User Group. We are very excited to announce our next event and offer you the opportunity to come…
-
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Microsoft finally has released the first CU update for ConfigMgr 2012. Awesome The update creates up to 4 new packages that’s need to be deployed after the update…
-
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 released
Microsoft has released MDT 2012 Update 1, and supports now deployment of both Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Some of the key changes in MDT 2012 Update…
-
Windows 8 Enterprise: Product Activation
Windows 8 is finally released and many customers has started to test the latest release of Windows in their labs and production environments. One of the first thing…
-
Troubleshooting CM2012 Task Sequence Actions Using ServiceUI
Johan Arwidmark has posted a new video on how to troubleshoot a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Task Sequence Actions using ServiceUI. Very useful when troubleshooting and testing…
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