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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System Center Updates Publisher 2011 has released!
Jason T. Lewis has just announced the release of System Center Updates Publisher 2011. Read the announcement here. I’m happy to announce that we have released System Center…
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Undocumented Properties in MDT 2010 Update 1
Mikael Nyström (aka The Deployment Bunny), has a new blog post on some of the undocumented Properties in MDT 2010 Update 1. Read the full blog post here.…
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Creating a fully-patched image using MDT 2010 Lite Touch
Michael Niehaus has a new post on how to create a fully patched image using MDT 2010 Lite Touch. Read the full post here. I’ve always been a…
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SCUG.dk User Group Meeting, April 2011
Friday the System Center User Group Denmark hosted a System Center focused event held in Copenhagen. The main goal for this event, was to show some of the…
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PowerPoint’s from the System Center User Group Meeting (April 2011)
Session 1: System Center Configuration Manager 2012: Application Lifecycle Management Speaker: Ronni Pedersen, Configuration Manager MVP Download slides here. Session 2: System Center Configuration Manager 2012: Migration from…
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OSD: Change Volume Name
Lets say you need to change/rename the volume name of the C: drive to the computername, as part of your OS deployment Task Sequence. This script will help…
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TechEd North America: Staffing the ConfigMgr booth
Awesome! I’ve been selected to participate in Tech·Ed North America 2011 as a Microsoft Product Expert in the Technical Learning Center (TLC). This is is my 3th TechEd…
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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 SP1
It’s finally here… Brief Description Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers…
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Las Vegas here we come…
Friday morning I’m leaving for the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas. This is one of the biggest Management events in world for for IT Pro’s. This…
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Deploying Internet Explorer 9.0 using Configuration Manager
If you need to deploy Internet Explorer 9 using the Configuration Manager OSD Task Sequence, this is the command line that you should use: ie9_package.exe /quiet /norestart /update-no…
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