microsoft 365

If you are curious about my upcoming appearance at the European Collaboration Summit 2023 in Düsseldorf, I am thrilled to share that I will be presenting a session there. I will be delivering an updated deep dive into achieving a perfect secure score in Microsoft 365 and Azure, building on work I first introduced in late 2022.

Discover what it really means to be renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the eighth time, shifting my focus from Office Apps & Services to Microsoft Azure. In this post, I share my journey, recent community contributions like blogging and mentoring, and my excitement for the Azure content and projects coming next.

If you are interested in attending the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference in Copenhagen, I invite you to join me for three upcoming sessions on Zero Trust, Secure Score, and Azure Sentinel. I am thrilled to present alongside my friend Thomas Vochten and look forward to reconnecting with old friends in person after years of isolation.

In this post, I share insights into the planning and delivery process of a co-keynote I recently gave with Maarten Eekels at SharePoint Saturday Brussels. I walk you through how we brainstormed topics, refined our concept around cloud security, and structured the content to effectively demonstrate securing Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.

Struggling to justify the high costs and significant time investment of large international tech conferences? I break down the real expenses and personal trade-offs of attending Microsoft Build 2019 to help you decide if the in-person experience is still worth it. By weighing the financial burden against the value of networking and session access, I aim to clarify whether physical attendance remains a necessary part of professional development.