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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Exploring the User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) 4.0
Richard Smith has created a great video on how to get started with USMT 4.0. View the video online here: About this Video User State Migration Tool (USMT)…
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Now Available
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 to SQL Server 2008. More details and the download are available from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fbfc1de-d25e-4790-88b5-7dda1f1d4e17 Note: New service packs to SQL…
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TechEd Europe 2010 – You have been selected as a Microsoft Product Expert!
Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in Tech·Ed Europe 2010 as a Microsoft Product Expert in the Technical Learning Center (TLC). That was the words, from Microsoft,…
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MMS 2011 Call for Sessions
Call for Session topics is now public. If you ever wanted to present at MMS here is your chance! There is no telling what might be selected or…
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P2V Migration adds documentation and support of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Zero Touch Installation!
What is better than spending a moment to kick off a completely automated process to redeliver an existing operating system as a virtual machine within a new build…
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Microsoft Security Essentials available FREE to Small Businesses
Microsoft has announced that starting in October, small businesses can begin using Microsoft Security Essentials on up to 10 PCs in their company at NO COST to provide…
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New SCUP Catalog – Adobe Flash Player
The Adobe Flash Player team has just released a new SCUP catalog. The catalog contains the newest update for the Adobe Flash Player 10.1. This catalog should be…
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Belgian SCOM and Security MVP trying to explain how to OpsMgr in a secure fashion!
Warning: this is a Level 500+ session! http://youtu.be/qjWmqdjZSdY (Alex Verkinderen & Paul Loonen)
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Most Recent KBs for System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Keep up to date with the recent KB articles for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 System Center Configuration Manager 2007: http://support.microsoft.com/common/rss.aspx?rssid=12769 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2: http://support.microsoft.com/common/rss.aspx?rssid=13876
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SCUG.dk User Group Meeting in November
It looks like the guys over at SCUG.dk have arranged yet another exiting event – http://scug.dk/content/SystemCenterUserGroupMeeting-November2010.aspx. Pretty interesting names on the speaker list, Wally Mead & Johan Arwidmark.
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