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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New to the blog? These are the articles readers come back to most, plus my take on moving to the cloud.

Latest articles

  • Hyper-V Beta now available for download!

    Go and get it while it’s hot: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F22F69E-D1AF-49F0-8236-2B742B354919&displaylang=en This is Windows Server 2008 RC1 with the Hyper-V Beta components.  Lots of changes since the preview, huge improvements in…

  • TechEd EMEA – Save the dates…

    The festive season is around the corner and soon you will be getting ready for 2008.  Be sure to secure the dates for next year’s TechEd EMEA events…

  • Office 2007 Service Pack 1 – Ready for download

    The 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested stability and performance improvements, while incorporating further enhancements to user security. This service pack also includes all…

  • KB and Hotfix released! – SCCM Offer Status Summarizer fails to process status

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) site servers installed prior to December 1, 2007 will fail to process advertisement status summary data, also referred to as offer status…

  • Configuration Manager 2007 Visio Stencils

    Attached is a set of Visio stencils that Cameron Fuller put together based upon both the original SMS 2003 stencils and using the new OpsMgr look and feel.…

  • TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)

    Part 1 Today: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/calendar.asp?eventID=103&caldate=2007-12-03 Part 2 Tomorrow: http://www.myitforum.com/forums/calendar.asp?eventid=102&calDate=2007-12-04

  • The TechNet Windows Server 2008 Technical Library

    Active Directory Certificate Serviceshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=48545 Active Directory Domain Serviceshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48547 Active Directory Federation Serviceshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48542 Active Directory Rights Management Serviceshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48554 Application Serverhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48544 Availability and Scalabilityhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90922 DNS Serverhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48548 File Serviceshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48550 Group Policyhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90923…

  • Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library (November 2007)

    Download an updated version of the documentation (smsv4.chm) for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for a computer running the Configuration Manager console. The November update contains new…

  • System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Reviewers Guide

    The intent of this whitepaper is to provide a framework for the evaluation of System Center Configuration Manager 2007. System Center Configuration Manager—previously known as Systems Management Server—represents…

  • TechNet Webcast Audio: New License Options for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 100)

    Great podcast on Configuration Manager 2007 licensing. Dont miss it… http://www.myitforum.com/absolutevc/avcview.aspx?v=495

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.